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US A-10 Downed Near Strait of Hormuz While Rescuing Crew After F-15E Loss

On April 3 a US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed near the Strait of Hormuz while conducting rescue operations for the crew of an F-15E that had been shot down. Multiple reports tie both losses to Iran-related fighting in the region, marking rare combat attrition of US aircraft.

Discovered 2026-04-02T23:52:11.516822-07:00 | 2026-04-02T23:52:11.516822-07:00

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  • April 3: a USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed near the Strait of Hormuz while attempting to recover the crew of an F-15E that had been shot down, resulting in two US combat aircraft lost in the same episode. See earlier reporting on the US F-15 damage and operations over Iran.

  • The incident occurs amid an intensifying US–Iran confrontation after recent US–Israeli strikes on Iranian rocket and satellite programs and follow large-force posture moves including US bomber deployments to the UK and consideration of additional carrier presence, increasing operational risk to both military and civilian flights in the Gulf region (see related posture shifts and routing impacts)(source:d929ad16-f002-476c-ab59-9cc4ae1f2710).

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2026-04-02T23:52:11.516822-07:00
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