US Navy missile cruiser mistakenly shoots down its own fighter jet during airstrikes in Yemen
A US Navy missile cruiser, USS Gettysburg, mistakenly shot down a F/A-18 Super Hornet over the Red Sea. Both pilots survived, with one sustaining minor injuries. The jet, from Strike Fighter Squadron ...
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F/A-18F Shot Down By Friendly Cruiser Was In The Middle Of A Refueling Mission
The Ticonderoga class USS Gettysburg fired on the jet for reasons that are now under investigation. That cruiser also happens to be the first of its class to have gone through a deep modernization ...
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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 ...