A second US pilot shot down over Iran has been rescued in a daring mission after a fierce firefight with the IRGC, reports say. 

The airman was saved and all members of the rescue team safely made it out of Iran, according to Fox News’ Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin. 

The F-15E fighter jet pilot ejected over enemy lines on Friday night when his aircraft was shot down, leading to two days of intense searches for the soldier as Iran placed a large bounty on his head. 

The pilot’s F-15E jet was downed on Friday soon after a US A-10 Warthog was also shot down by Iranian forces in a chaotic day of fighting, marking the first US aircrafts downed since the start of the conflict. 

The joint incidents forced two pilots to eject into enemy territory, and while US forces rescued the A-10 pilot, the F-15E pilot has been hiding in Iranian territory ever since. 

Details over the battle for the pilot on Saturday evening are scarce, with reports saying intense fighting took place in the city of Dehdasht – where the aircraft was downed two days ago. 

A number of fatalities were reported as footage circulating social media showed explosions filling the skies over the Iranian airspace. 

It came as President Trump said on Truth Social that US forces had ‘terminated’ a number of Iran’s military leaders, sharing footage appearing to show an airstrike taking out top IRGC commanders. 

A second US pilot shot down over Iran has been rescued in a daring rescue mission following a fierce firefight with the IRGC, reports say. The wreckage of the pilot’s F-15E fighter jet is pictured