The US Navy said on Monday that an F/A -18 super hornet was lost by an aircraft carrier responsible for starting an attack in the Red Sea against Houthi terrorists.
USS Harry S. Truman lost fighter jet and a tow tractor while working on a huge waterway.
When the crew lost control of the aircraft, the aircraft was actively in a hanger bay. Jet and Tow again went to overboard and lost, the Navy said.
The Navy said the sailors took “immediate action” before opening the aircraft, before it fell.
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An F/A -18 Hornet Fighter Jet USS Harry S during a NATO practice in May 2022. Trumen is seen descending on the deck. (Through Andreas Solro/AFP Getty Image)
All the naval personnel were accounted for, although a sailor retained minor injuries. An investigation into the incident continues.
Fox News Digital has reached the Navy for more information.
According to the Navy Air Systems Command, the F -18 Super Hornet costs around $ 67.4 million.
This USS Harry S. The first fighter jet to fall from Truman was not. Naples was lost in July 2022 after the “unpredictable” was blown by heavy winds, after falling from the aircraft carrier near Naples, Italy, an F/A -18 super hornet was lost in the sea.
In December 2024, an F/A -18 Super Hornet was shot over the Red Sea in a clear “friendly fire” incident, the US Army said at that time.
Despite the most recent loss, Harry S. The Truman Career Strike Group, a alliance of American warships posted in the Red Sagar, and an air wing is fully missioned, officials said.
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This image is USS Harry S. before the air strike in Sana, Yemen on Saturday 15 March. Shows an aircraft launching from Truman to the Red Sea. (US Navy through AP)
The strike group consists of Truman Aircraft Career and Nine Squadron of Career Air Wing, Destroyer Squadron 28 directed-Misile demolition and Tysanderga-Class Cruzer USS Gatesburg.
The aircraft carrier is working in the Red Sea, where he has started attacks against Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
Iran -backed group USS Harry S. Truman and with it have claimed to attack warships in recent weeks, as well as against traders navigating the Red Sea.
Hurti fighters are depicted next to US President Donald Trump. (AP images/Getty images)
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The attacks increased after President Donald Trump started a military campaign against the group on 15 March. Hothis have targeted ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Hamas after the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
According to a recent update of the US Central Command, the US Army has pumiled over 800 goals from mid -March in a campaign aimed at eliminating the Howothis.
Fox News Digital’s Lawrence Richard and Associated Press contributed to this RETport.
