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Anderson Cooper 360

U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Iran

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Iran shoots down one U.S. Air Force jet, hits and damages another, and reportedly fires on an American rescue helicopter as well. An American airman is missing and being searched for by both sides. Plus, details on a picture-perfect day for the crew of Artemis II, the first humans speeding to the moon in more than 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Iran shoots down one Air Force jet, hits and damages another U.S. plane, and reportedly

0:11.2

hits an American rescue chopper as well. An American airman is missing and being searched for

0:16.5

by both sides. The enemy is offering a bounty, all of it taking the fight with Iran to a much

0:22.5

darker place tonight. John Berman here in for Anderson, topping our CNN global war coverage,

0:28.2

this new video from inside Iran.

0:30.9

Amir al-Nazami, my gosh. Baza, butzab and al-Zam-Az-A bin al-Zom-Muts!

0:40.3

Right, that location is southwestern Iran, the same area where an American F-15E strike

0:48.3

Eagle was shot down in one of two crew members rescued.

0:52.3

The people you're hearing there are Iranian police officers.

0:56.0

That's according to the person filming them.

0:58.0

Their small arms fire directed at passing helicopters,

1:02.0

which appear to be a variant of the U.S. made U.H. 60 Black Hawk,

1:05.0

which both the U.S. and Israel fly.

1:08.0

Now, according to the New York Times, Iranian ground fire hit a Black Hawk

1:12.7

during rescue operations today.

1:14.7

The chopper did make it back to safety.

1:16.5

Now, it's unclear whether it was the one from that video.

1:19.1

There is debris said to be from the F-15,

1:22.0

the first American war plane taken down by enemy fire

1:25.0

since the fighting began.

1:26.5

The images are from Iranian media, and so is this one here, showing what's left of one of the plane's two ejection seats.

1:33.3

The Strike Eagle is a variant of the F-15 fighter modified for ground attack rules.

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