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Details remain murky on why a Navy cruiser launched a missile at a U.S. aircraft in the Red Sea
The Dec. 22 missile attack from the USS Gettysburg is the first friendly fire incident in decades. The crew members of the ...
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Second US Navy fighter jet narrowly avoided being shot down in 'friendly fire' incident: source
EXCLUSIVE: On the same night a U.S. Navy fighter jet was shot down over the Red Sea, a second jet nearly suffered the same fate. An F/A-18 Super Hornet – flying a few miles behind the Hornet ...
The Aviationist9d
Let’s Examine the Pilots’ Accounts Emerged After the Friendly Fire Incident Involving the F/A-18 Over the Red Sea
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) steams in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 15, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Young ...
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US close to shooting down another friendly aircraft
On Saturday, the USS Gettysburg missile cruiser mistakenly struck an F/A-18 Super Hornet from the USS Harry S. Truman, causing the pilot and navigator to eject safely. However, as the aircraft was ...
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Navy warships, aircraft launch strikes on Houthi rebel targets in Yemen
The Truman group includes nine squadrons, the Norfolk-based guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, and two guided-missile destroyers, the Norfolk-based USS Stout and the Mayport, Florida-based USS ...
Task & Purpose8d
US Navy carries out strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
U.S. Central Command announced the attacks, which are the first major operations in and around Yemen since Dec. 22, when the guided-missile cruiser the USS Gettysburg accidentally shot down an F ...
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US Navy's friendly-fire F/A-18 accident echoes a 1988 tragedy
Truman, the F/A-18 was shot down by a missile fired by the cruiser USS Gettysburg (which nearly downed a second aircraft, per Fox News' Lucas Y. Tomlinson). Both aviators were rescued without ...
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Second American Jet 'Almost Shot Down'; Houthis Mock U.S. | Red Sea Clash
Second Super Hornet was targeted by a missile from the Gettysburg while preparing to land aboard the Truman. Earlier, The USS Gettysburg missile cruiser mistakenly struck an F/A-18 jet from the ...
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Investigation continues into friendly fire shoot-down of F/A-18 Super Hornet over Red Sea
“The guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), which is part of the USS Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Group [CSG], mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18, which was flying off the USS Harry ...
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Second Navy jet narrowly escaped ‘friendly fire’ over Red Sea
The second jet, flying several miles behind the downed aircraft, “was forced to take evasive maneuvers after a second surface-to-air missile was fired from the cruiser USS Gettysburg ...
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US forces strike Houthi weapons and command hubs in Yemen
Truman. Earlier this month, a U.S. Navy jet was shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” accident by the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the Truman ...