The recent F-15E Strike Eagle crash in Libya highlights every aircrew person's fear that they will crash behind enemy lines, whether due to enemy action or mechanical failure.
In this case the latter seems to apply. By all accounts the crew were quickly rescued by US Marines in a complex operation that may have included exfiltration using a USMC MV-22 Osprey in one of its prime roles of combat search and rescue.
Whilst the Pentagon are heralding the rescue they are thin on the particulars as this video shows:
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