U.S. Navy F/A-18F Shot Down In Friendly Fire Incident

U.S. Navy F/A-18Fs assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier are currently deployed to the U.S. Central Command region.

Credit: U.S. Navy
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 crew member safely, though one sustained minor injuries, according to a statement. The USS...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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