US forces and the CIA rescued the missing weapons-systems officer after a multiday search operation inside Iran. The US account described a high-risk mission involving numerous aircraft and special operations forces; Iranโs search efforts and local terrain shaped the operation. The recovery ended an immediate personnel crisis, not the wider war.
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When was the missing US aircrew member rescued?
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US forces rescued the missing weapons-systems officer after a multiday operation.
The April 5 rescue ended the wider war.
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It resolved the immediate missing-aircrew crisis, while the war continued.