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Sep 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
60 Minutes interviews Air Force officer rescued from Iran
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In a 60 Minutes season premiere, correspondent Norah O'Donnell interviews a U.S. Air Force colonel who was rescued after a U.S. warplane was shot down over Iran. The officer describes surviving an ejection, being injured, evading Iranian forces, and what he told rescuers when they arrived.
WHO: Norah O'Donnell; the U.S. Air Force colonel rescued from Iran
WHAT: The colonel gives his first public account of surviving and evading after a U.S. warplane was shot down over Iran and describing his rescue.
WHEN: Reported Sep 8, 2026 at 7:55 AM ET
WHERE: Iran
WHY: The interview is prompted by the officer’s first public account of what happened after the warplane was shot down and he was rescued.
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