Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.
FILE - A fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea , June 11, 2024. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “ friendly fire ” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting
“The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18,” Central Command said in a statement.From the military’s description, the aircraft shot down was a two-seat F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet assigned to the “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 11 out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.
On Saturday night and early Sunday, U.S. warplanes conducted airstrikes that shook Sanaa, the capital of Yemen that the Houthis have held since 2014. Central Command described the strikes as targeting a “missile storage facility” and a “command-and-control facility,” without elaborating.
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