According to her interlocutor, the Black Hawk left Iran with a plume of smoke and crossed southern Iraq. Search and rescue operations continue with HC-130 aircraft and other helicopters in the skies.
The crew has been found and the people are safe, Bubb said in a statement.
#BREAKING I have now confirmed Blackhawk WAS hit by Iran. The guide is targeted and safe, in the US official bodies of me. https://t.co/HHOotvPlyI
— Carla Babb (@CarlaBNewsmax) Apr 3, 2026
According to NBC News, the Iranians shot down not one, but two American helicopters participating in the search and rescue operation, but no crew members were injured.
Axios reported that Iran shot down a US military aircraft for the first time on April 3. It's about F-15 fighter with two crew members on board. According to media reports, one pilot foundthe search for another continues.
Later, media reported that around the same time, a second US combat aircraft, an A-10 Warthog attack aircraft, crashed in the Persian Gulf region.
Context
On the morning of February 28 Israel and the United States have launched strikes on Iran. Head of the White House Donald Trump announced his intention protect the American peopleeliminating immediate threats from the Iranian regime. Same day liquidated Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and more than 40 other country officials.
In early March, Trump said that operation in Iran may take four weeks. Politico wrote that military action could last until September.
