Missing US airman: What we know so far

US and Iranian forces are searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down.

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Iran claimed to have shot down two US warplanes, one F-15 flying over the southwest of the country and a second plane involved in a mission to rescue the F-15's crew.

Two crew members were in the F-15 jet. One member was rescued and the other airman is still missing, the BBC's news partner CBS reports.

The pilot of the second downed plane, an A-10 Warthog, ejected safely over the Gulf and was rescued, CBS reports.

Iran is offering rewards to anyone who can capture the missing crew member alive, Iranian state TV reports.