US confirms rescue of second F-15 fighter pilot

US President Donald Trump has confirmed on Truth Social that the US has rescued the second pilot from a F-15 fighter jet shot down over Iran on Friday.

Identifying the pilot as a colonel, Trump wrote that US forces were monitoring his location “24 hours a day” and planning for his rescue, reports Guardian.

“WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND!”

Trump said that at his direction, “the US Military sent dozens of aircraft” to retrieve him, and claimed “not a single American” was killed during the operation.

The jet’s other pilot was rescued on Friday.