Iran 'offers £50k reward' for anyone who catches US pilot after fighter jet crash

Iran 'offers £50k reward' for anyone who catches pilot after US fighter jet crashBounty hunters have rushed out into Iran's mountains after officials offered a £50,000 reward to any citizen who finds the pilot of the shot-down US fighter jet 'alive'CommentsNewsBenedict Tetzlaff-Deas News Reporter11:04, 04 Apr 2026Updated 11:11, 04 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesBounty hunters have already set out on the hunt for the £50,000 reward(Image: @LogKa11/X)Iranian officials are offering a £50,000 reward to any citizen who captures the pilot of the downed US fighter jet alive.‌A major search by US forces remains underway today after a F15-E Strike Eagle fighter jet was shot down by the Iranian military yesterday, with one of the crew since rescued by American troops and a second still missing. Tehran has also claimed a A-10 Warthog attack aircraft crashed after being hit, while US outlets reported the pilot had ejected over the Gulf and has been rescued.‌A reward of 10 billion Iranian tomans (£50,000) has now been set by officials in the Khuzestan province for anyone who captures the American "intruder", with state-run media describing them as the pilot.‌View 4 ImagesA $100 million US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet was shot down by Iranian forces(Image: Getty Images)READ MORE: 'Shameless' Iran recruits children 'as young as 12' to fight Trump's troopsREAD MORE: Iran says nuclear power plant hit and guard killed – 'major disaster' alertThe sum dwarfs the £150 average monthly salary in Iran, and has already begun to attract bounty hunters in the south of the country. One video circulating online from the southern Khuzestan province shows a group of men walking over a rocky mountain clutching guns, and parading a pro-regime flag.A voice is heard saying: "God willing, we will find him." The governor of the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province said the priority is "capturing" any downed US crew "a...