Odd Claim About WSO Being Rescued (unconfirmed) From Iran

Wheels up all friendlies out. C130 got a wheel stuck in the sand at the FARP and a Delta element had to come in and blow it in place. Whole op sounds dicey as hell but they pulled it off. Goodnight. https://t.co/3LuuXE1Jny

— Jack Murphy (@JackMurphyRGR) April 5, 2026

 

Most of the claims about the F-15E WSO being rescued after being shot down in Iran seem to originate from this Twitter account.

But this claim is odd.  Why would a C-130 land in Iran, in sand no less?  To provide fuel to helicopters instead of air refueling them?  Also, why would Delta blow the C-130 in place when it could be destroyed from the air?

And if the WSO has indeed been rescued, why no official confirmation from the U.S. government?

Could it be that a refueling C-130 was shot down by Iran and the administration is trying to figure out how to tell the American people that the lives of several aviators were exchanged to rescue one aviator?  Because that story won't play out as a success.

Who knows what has really happened but this is a strange claim from Murphy.  But then this whole thing is strange.  The pilot and WSO both ejected yet the pilot was rescued immediately and the WSO hiked away?  Why didn't they link up on the ground?  Why didn't the rescue asset that got the pilot also go get the WSO?  This entire story stinks.

Update: the Pedo-in-Chief has now "confirmed" the WSO has been rescued along with other aviators from other aircraft shot down in what he calls air dominance and superiority.

Update: video has been released showing the C-130 destruction.  What is shown is a crash site, not a demolition.