Second Navy fighter jet goes overboard from Truman aircraft carrier, pilots ejected
Two U S Navy pilots ejected while attempting to land a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier on Tuesday resulting in the aircraft being lost in the Red Sea the second such episode in a week Department of Defense personnel stated An F A- F Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron VFA was landing on the flight deck of USS Harry S Truman when the arrestment failed causing the aircraft to go overboard the official narrated Fox News Digital NAVY DEPLOYS ADDITIONAL WARSHIP TO CURB ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION DRUG SMUGGLING AT THE SOUTHERN BORDERBoth pilots in the aircraft ejected and were rescued The warplane went overboard into the sea and has not been recovered The aviators were evaluated by therapeutic personnel and assessed to have minor injuries No flight deck personnel were injured the official commented The event occurred just over a week after another F A- F Super Hornet went overboard on the USS Truman TRUMP'S USE OF WARSHIP FOR DEMARCATION ENFORCEMENT A SMART USE OF MILITARY FORCE EXPERT SAYSThe million aircraft was lost when it was actively under tow in a hangar bay when the crew lost control of the aircraft Sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action to move clear of the aircraft before it fell overboard the Navy revealed At the time functionaries explained the Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Group a coalition of U S warships deployed to the Red Sea and an air wing remained fully mission-capable The strike group comprises the Truman aircraft carrier and nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing three guided-missile destroyers of Destroyer Squadron and the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Gettysburg The carrier has been operating in the Red Sea where it has launched strikes against Iran-backed Houthi terrorists based in Yemen On Tuesday Trump released a ceasefire with the terror group