A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been lost at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement on Monday.
These things happen. My father served on a CV long ago, and he claimed that they pushed several aircraft over the side if they were deemed unreparable out of ship resources.
EDIT: Also, I think that’s the first Houthi kill of an F-18.
These things happen. My father served on a CV long ago, and he claimed that they pushed several aircraft over the side if they were deemed unreparable out of ship resources.
EDIT: Also, I think that’s the first Houthi kill of an F-18.
In that case, we should bill the Israelis for the cost, since they’re who the Houthis are pissed off at.