F/A-18F Shot Down By Friendly Cruiser Was In The Middle Of A Refueling Mission
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet was conducting a refueling mission over the Red Sea when it was downed in a friendly fire incident this past weekend. The Ticonderoga class USS Gettysburg fired on the jet for reasons that are now under investigation.
U.S. Navy F/A-18F Shot Down In Friendly Fire Incident
A Ticonderoga-class U.S. Navy destroyer shot down one of the service's own Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets over the Red Sea on Dec. 22, the U.S. military said. Rescue forces recovered the aircraft's two crewmembers safely, though one sustained minor injuries, according to a statement. The USS...
Second US Navy fighter jet narrowly avoided being shot down in 'friendly fire' incident: source
An F/A-18 Super Hornet – flying a few miles behind the Hornet that was shot down in a "friendly fire" incident over the Red Sea – took evasive maneuvers after a second surface-to-air missile was fired from the cruiser USS Gettysburg,
F/A-18F Was Shot Down By Friendly Fire As Jets Were About To Land On The Carrier
A friendly fire incident in the Red Sea this past weekend that saw a U.S. Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser down an F/A-18F Super Hornet came as jets were returning to the supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman,
U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet Shot Down Over Red Sea in 'Friendly Fire' Incident
The U.S. Navy's deployment of warships to the Middle East has been repeatedly described as the most intense naval combat the United States has seen since World War II, as the warships have come until intense missile and drone strikes launched by the Houthis.
U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Downed by Friendly Fire Over Red Sea
On December 22, 2024, a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet operating over the Red Sea was mistakenly shot down by the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg in a friendly fire incident. Both pilots ejected safely;
Second Navy jet nearly brought down by friendly fire in Red Sea
The US nearly shot down a second Navy fighter jet over the Red Sea on Saturday — missing it by just 100 feet — in a friendly fire incident. Not one but two F/A-18 Super Hornets were flying above the US guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg during anti-Houthi missions in the region when the Navy launched a pair of surface-to-air missiles from the ship.
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U.S. Super Hornet Shot Down Over Red Sea in Friendly Fire Incident; Aviators Safe
This post has been updated with additional information on the timing of the incident. Two U.S. Navy aviators are safe after ...
Latest Houthi Disinformation—Group Claimed It Downed U.S. Navy F/A-18
Disinformation quickly spread across social media in the hours after the incident—yet, this isn't the first time the rebel ...
Navy shoots down its own F/A-18 in Red Sea fight
The incident happened while the Navy and Air Force engaged Houthis in Yemen. The two aviators ejected and were recovered ...
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U.S. Super Hornet Shot Down in Friendly Fire Over Red Sea
Aircrew members ejected safely and were rescued after a U.S. Navy F/A-18F from the USS Truman was shot down in a friendly ...
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U.S. F/A-18F Super Hornet Shot Down by Friendly Fire Over the Red Sea
Dos aviadores de la Marina de Estados Unidos están a salvo después de que su caza F/A-18F Super Hornet, un avión biplaza, ...
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The U.S. Navy rescued aviators downed “in an apparent case of friendly fire” over the Red Sea early Sunday, officials at ...