Michael Bay to Direct Film on 155-Aircraft F-15 Rescue Mission in Iran

10 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 21

Deadline reported Michael Bay will direct a film about the April U.S. mission that rescued a downed F-15 crew in Iran, adapting an upcoming book by Mitchell Zuckoff.
155 aircraft supported the operation, which recovered the pilot quickly and then extracted the weapons systems officer after roughly 36 to 48 hours of evasion inside Iran.
Andy Stumpf described the airman surviving by treating his own wounds and climbing 7,000 feet before Tier One and pararescue forces reached him; the mission ended with no U.S. casualties.
The rescue has drawn outsized attention because it echoed the setting of the failed 1980 Operation Eagle Claw while showcasing how far U.S. joint rescue capabilities have evolved.
Bay, whose films have grossed more than $10 billion globally, has no release date yet for the project, which the report said is unlikely to arrive before late 2027.

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