The Navy said Harry S. Truman (Harry S.
The Navy said that when sailors towed the planes onto the racks in Hangar Bay, fighters slipped from the hangars of the aircraft carrier and deployed to the Middle East.
The preliminary report shows that the aircraft may have fallen after the carrier turned sharply while taking evasion actions against the Hotty rebels in Yemen, two U.S. officials said.
The crew in the pilot seat of Super Hornet and on the small tow tractor jumped out before the jets and tugs entered the Red Sea. The Navy said a sailor suffered minor injuries and all personnel were explained. An investigation is underway.
“The F/A-18E was actively towed in Hangar Bay when the crew lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft and tow truck tractors were lost on the ship,” the Navy said in a statement. The jet was part of the strike fighter squadron 136.
“The sailors who towed the plane took immediate action and avoided the plane before it fell,” the Navy said.
Fighters are usually towed on the hangar deck to park it wherever they are needed for any flight operations or other work. It is unclear whether efforts will be made to restore the jet. According to the Navy, the cost of the F/A-18ES is over $60 million.
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Truman has been deployed to the Middle East for several months and has recently participated in enhanced military operations against Hotis. The U.S. Central Command said the military conducted a daily strike, which was conducted by fighter jets, bombers, ships and drones.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has expanded the Truman deployment once for about a month.
In February, the aircraft carrier Collision with a merchant ship In the Mediterranean Sea near the entrance of the Suez Canal in Egypt. A Navy spokesman said in a statement that there were no reports of injuries or flooding after the collision. Captain Dave Snowden is in charge of Truman aircraft carrier during collision Later fired.
The branch said the 1,092-foot boat can travel 30 knots per hour, can carry about 90 aircraft and can accommodate more than 6,000 crew members.
The Navy said on Monday that the carrier group and its aircraft wings “maintain a full mission.”
Eleanor Watson contributed to the report.
