US blew up two stranded aircraft after rescue mission in Iran - NYT
In a final twist to the US mission to recover a downed Air Force officer in Iran, American forces reportedly blew up two stranded transport planes after they became disabled at a remote base inside the country, The New York Times reported.
According to the report, the two aircraft had been due to carry the rescued officer, the other airman and the commandos involved in the operation to safety.
Commanders instead flew in three replacement planes to extract all US personnel, then destroyed the disabled aircraft rather than risk them falling into Iranian hands.
