Both crew members from the American fighter jet shot down by Iranian forces on Friday were rescued.

The F-15E Strike Eagle, which US officials say was shot down over Iran on April 3, is one of the US military’s most advanced dual-role fighter aircraft, designed to carry out both air-to-air combat and deep strike missions against ground targets.

A second US fighter plane crashed in the Persian Gulf area Friday — and the lone pilot was safely rescued, according to US officials. The A-10 Warthog attack plane fell to the ground near the Strait of Hormuz at roughly the same time an Air Force F-15E was shot down over Iran,

The loss of an American fighter jet over Iran would appear to be the first manned American aircraft downed over Iran during Operation Epic Fury.

An American fighter jet was shot down over Iran, the first since the start of the war, according to U.S. officials. The Air Force F-15E is a dual-role fighter-bomber designed for air-to-air combat and air-to-ground strikes.

A search operation has rescued one crew member after a US fighter jet was shot down over western Iran, US and Israeli media report, citing unnamed officials.

U.S. jet fighters come at a steep price. The F-15E Strike Eagle model, the type which was downed in Iran on Friday, costs $31.1 million, according to a U.S. Air Force fact sheet. That price uses 1998 constant dollars,

Iran boasted Saturday that a new air defense system — credited with shooting down two US planes — will allow it to “definitely achieve full control” over its airspace as American and Israel forces continued to hammer the country.