Navy Loses Fighter Jet in Red Sea After It Slides Off Carrier Deck
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This incident marks the second Super Hornet that the Truman has lost while deployed to the Red Sea, and it is the third major mishap that has occurred aboard the aircraft carrier in the last several months.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hanger deck of an aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East, as sailors were towing the aircraft
The U.S. Navy's USS Harry S. Truman had an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet go overboard while operating in the Red Sea, the military branch said Monday.
A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet slipped off an aircraft carrier and sank into the Red Sea in an alarming accident – but the pilot made it out alive, according to the military.
A U.S. Navy fighter jet was lost overboard in the Red Sea as the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman maneuvered during an incident involving Houthi missile and drone fire, according to officials. The incident happened on Monday, when an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Truman’s air wing was bei…
A U.S. aircraft carrier lost an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet overboard while reportedly taking evasive action against fire from Houthis in the Red Sea.
A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been “lost” at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement on Monday.
This incident marks the second Super Hornet that the Truman has lost while deployed to the Red Sea, and it is the third major mishap that has occurred aboard the aircraft carrier in the last several months.
The Navy says an F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hanger deck, on April 28, 2025, of an aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East, as sailors were towing the aircraft into place in the hangar bay of the USS Harry S. Truman.
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been "lost" at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed
An F/A-18E fighter on Monday rolled off the side of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and sank to the bottom of the Red Sea in the Middle East, the U.S. Navy said.
When your $60 million jet slips off the carrier like a drunk sailor off a barstool during Fleet Week and another gets smoked by your own cruiser, it might be time to start some kind of investigation into the matter.
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