Second US Navy jet is lost at sea from Truman aircraft carrier
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Second US Navy jet is lost at sea from Truman aircraft carrier
Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen 3-4 minutes 5/6/2025
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Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, the second jet l ost from the carrier in just over a week, four people familiar with the matter told CNN.
It is not entirely clear what happened yet, as the investigation is ongoing, but two of the people said there was some kind of arrestment failure as the jet was trying to land on the carrier and the pilot and weapons systems officer had to eject. They were recovered by a rescue helicopter and are both alive, but they suffered minor injuries, one of the people said.
The jet crashed into the sea and has not been recovered, two of the people familiar with the incident said.
Separately, the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group “took a shot” at the Truman on Tuesday, the four sources said, despite President Donald Trump announcing an apparent ceasefire with the group hours earlier. It is not clear whether the two incidents are related.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense referred all questions about the incidents to the Navy and US Central Command. CNN has reached out to the Navy and CENTCOM for comment.
The loss of the fighter jet comes one week after another F/A-18 jet fell overboard the Truman. That time, initial reports indicated that the Truman made a hard turn to evade Houthi fire, which contributed to the fighter jet falling overboard.
An individual F/A-18 fighter jet costs more than $60 million, according to the Navy.
US Naval assets in the Red Sea have repeatedly come under Houthi fire since the Houthis began their attacks against Red Sea shipping in November 2023. In early 2024, a US destroyer in the Red Sea had to use its Phalanx Close-In Weapon System , its last line of defense to missile attacks, when a Houthi-fired cruise missile got as near as a mile away – and therefore seconds from impact.
The Truman aircraft carrier in particular, though, has been plagued with problems as part of its Red Sea deployment. In December, another F/A-18 fighter jet was operating from the Truman when it was “mistakenly fired” upon by the USS Gettysburg and crashed into the Red Sea. Both aviators ejected safely at the time.
Then, in February, the Truman was involved in a collision with a merchant ship near Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea. Following the incident, the commander of the Truman at the time, Captain Dave Snowden, was relieved of duty. Captain Christopher Hill took command of the carrier shortly thereafter.
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Must be DEI issues.
When a nation intentionally fires at an American aircraft carrier, why is it not considered a declaration of war, so why doesn't America invade Yemen and eradicate the Houthies? I don't understand why American war vessels are there to stop the attacks on international shipping and all they do to respond is "pinpricks" as lessons that mean nothing to the Houthies.
I read somewhere there have been 3 planes go overboard , have to wonder , anyone teaching these people how to set a parking brake ? (SATIRE) (SARC)
I feel like the first one was due to the tractor operator backing up a bit too much, maybe on the elevator. I think the elevator went in the drink with the aircraft and the driver was able to jump off in time.
The second one could have been from not being chained down correctly and heavy weather slid it off the deck. .
Only speculation.
They have parking brakes?
I'm Air Force...don;t know diddly squat about the Navy
same here , AF parking brakes are a set of wooden chocks ......
lol