Second plane falls off US aircraft carrier in 10 days
Washington (AFP) May 7, 2025 A US warplane plummeted into the Red Sea when trying to land on the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, a defense official said Wednesday, the second jet lost from the ship in just over a week. The F/A-18F Super Hornet - which cost about $67 million - went overboard Tuesday due to a failure in the procedure for aircraft to catch a wire with a hook to help them stop after landing. "The ar
Washington (AFP) May 7, 2025
A US warplane plummeted into the Red Sea when trying to land on the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, a defense official said Wednesday, the second jet lost from the ship in just over a week.
The F/A-18F Super Hornet - which cost about $67 million - went overboard Tuesday due to a failure in the procedure for aircraft to catch a wire with a hook to help them stop after landing.
"The ar
A US warplane plummeted into the Red Sea when trying to land on the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, a defense official said Wednesday, the second jet lost from the ship in just over a week.
The F/A-18F Super Hornet - which cost about $67 million - went overboard Tuesday due to a failure in the procedure for aircraft to catch a wire with a hook to help them stop after landing.
"The ar 
