USS Truman aircraft carrier loses $56 million fighter jet after it rolls off ship into the Red Sea
A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet slipped off an aircraft carrier and sank into the Red Sea in an alarming accident – but the pilot made it out alive, according to the military.
The jet – which cost about $56 million apiece – was being towed out of a hangar Monday on the USS Harry S. Truman when the tractor pulling it lost control.
Both the jet and the tractor fell overboard, according to the Navy.
A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet slipped off an aircraft carrier and sank into the Red Sea in an alarming accident.
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The pilot made it out alive, according to the military.
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The pilot and the Navy sailor driving the tractor managed to jump free, with only one sustaining a minor injury.
The USS Truman aircraft carrier group has been subjected to constant threats from the Iran-backed Houthi terror group in Yemen. It is stationed in the Red Sea to protect commercial shipping in the area, which has been regularly attacked by the Houthis.
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