A-10 Aircraft Hit By Iran, Second US Aircraft To Go Down

A U.S. A-10 aircraft has been hit by Iranian air defenses, Iranian state media reported, citing Iran’s Army public relations office. The Associated Press reported earlier that a second U.S. Air Force combat aircraft had gone down in the Middle East on Friday. No other information was immediately known including the whereabouts of the pilot. The Pentagon and White House did not immediate comment. The A-10, also known by the nickname Warthog, is a single-seat aircraft.