2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’ incident: Military


Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely over the Red Sea after their F/A-18 fighter aircraft was mistakenly shot down early Sunday in what military officials are calling “an apparent case of friendly fire.”

One of the pilots has minor injuries, according to a news release from U.S. Central Command.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the aircraft, that was flying off the USS Harry S. Truman, according to the news release.

USS Gettysburg

Business Wire

Centcom said a full investigation is underway.

rewrite this title 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’ incident: Military

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags

Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely over the Red Sea after their F/A-18 fighter aircraft was mistakenly shot down early Sunday in what military officials are calling “an apparent case of friendly fire.”

One of the pilots has minor injuries, according to a news release from U.S. Central Command.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the aircraft, that was flying off the USS Harry S. Truman, according to the news release.

USS Gettysburg

Business Wire

Centcom said a full investigation is underway.

Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

LinkedIn
Share
WhatsApp
Copy link
URL has been copied successfully!