USS Harry S. Truman Loses $60M Fighter Jet During Red Sea Operation

F-18 falls overboard from US aircraft carrier in Red Sea

A US Navy sailor suffered minor injuries when an F-18 fighter jet and its tow tractor fell overboard from an a

Did Houthi missiles threaten to sink the carrier USS Truman?

The US lost an F-18E Super Hornet jet fighter on April 28th when the aircraft, under tow in the hangar deck of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), fell into the sea, along with the tractor that towed it. There was only one minor injury to a crew member who apparently was injured when […] The post Did Houthi missiles threaten to sink the carrier USS Truman? appeared first on Asia Times.

$60M fighter jet slips off the hangar deck of US aircraft carrier into Red Sea

The Navy says an F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hanger deck, on April 28, 2025, of an aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East, as sailors were towing the aircraft into place in the hangar bay of the USS Harry S. Truman. The Navy says the crew members who were in the pilot seat of the Super Hornet and on the small towing tractor jumped out before the jet and the tug went into the Red Sea. One sailor sustained a minor injury. It is unclea…

In the face of a drone attack in the Red Sea, a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fell from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier. The aircraft, valued at $60 million, was lost at sea, without causing any serious injury.

In a manoeuvre to escape an attack by the Houtis in the Red Sea, the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost one of the combat aircraft he was carrying at sea, a loss of more than $60 million for the U.S. Navy.

$56M Loss: US Fighter Jet Sinks in Red Sea While Evading Drone and Missile Attack - LewRockwell

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