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Two airmen were downed by enemy forces in Iran, and rescue missions were conducted involving multiple personnel including crew and search and rescue forces.

multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Reported fact · first recorded Aug 20, 12:30 AM

Although several outlets carry this claim, their reporting traces back to a single shared source — so it counts as one confirmation, not several.

How each outlet reported it