Posted on Jul 12, 2022
U.S. Navy fighter jet blown off aircraft carrier into Mediterranean Sea
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An advanced fighter aircraft plunged into the Mediterranean Sea after being blown off the deck of an aircraft carrier during "unexpected heavy weather" on Friday, the U.S. Navy said in a statement over the weekend.
An F/A-18 Super Hornet, one of the Navy's 4.5-generation fighters, "blew overboard" as aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was conducting a resupply operation, known as a "replenishment-at-sea," which was "safely terminated," according to the July 10 press release from United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa.
One sailor also received minor injuries during the adverse weather event, but was "in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery," the statement said. The incident was not related to the F/A-18's mishap, U.S. Sixth Fleet spokesperson Cmdr. Richlyn Ivey told the military newspaper Stars and Stripes on Sunday.
An F/A-18 Super Hornet, one of the Navy's 4.5-generation fighters, "blew overboard" as aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was conducting a resupply operation, known as a "replenishment-at-sea," which was "safely terminated," according to the July 10 press release from United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa.
One sailor also received minor injuries during the adverse weather event, but was "in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery," the statement said. The incident was not related to the F/A-18's mishap, U.S. Sixth Fleet spokesperson Cmdr. Richlyn Ivey told the military newspaper Stars and Stripes on Sunday.
U.S. Navy fighter jet blown off aircraft carrier into Mediterranean Sea
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Being a soldier, I would have thought these would have been secured on deck
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The multi-million dollar jet was part of Carrier Air Wing One, which has been deployed with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group since December 2021. Initially bound for the Middle East, Harry S. Truman remained in the Mediterranean as tensions mounted in Eastern Europe, and has since taken part in NATO patrols in the region."...
..."The multi-million dollar jet was part of Carrier Air Wing One, which has been deployed with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group since December 2021. Initially bound for the Middle East, Harry S. Truman remained in the Mediterranean as tensions mounted in Eastern Europe, and has since taken part in NATO patrols in the region."...
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