Two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in what gave the impression to be “pleasant fireplace”, the U.S. navy stated.
The pilots have been discovered alive after they ejected from their plane, with one struggling minor accidents.
The incident demonstrates the pervasive risks within the Red Sea hall amid ongoing assaults on delivery by the Iranian-backed Houthis, at the same time as U.S. and European navy coalitions patrol the world.
The U.S. navy had performed airstrikes focusing on Yemen’s Houthi rebels on the time, however the U.S. navy’s Central Command didn’t elaborate on what their mission was.
A fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower within the Red Sea, June 11, 2024. (AP)
The navy stated the plane 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.
The F/A-18 shot down had simply flown off the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman plane service, in line with Central Command. On Dec. 15, Central Command stated the Truman had entered the Mideast, however didn’t specify that the service and its battle group have been within the Red Sea.
“The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is a part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18,” Central Command stated in a press release.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
