A U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet was just SH0T DOWN (Friendly Fire)

[DonGlock26]

A US fighter was shot down over the Red Sea. The cause is being reported as "friendly fire".

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

A US fighter was shot down over the Red Sea. The cause is being reported as "friendly fire".

Ooops~

2 U.S. Navy pilots eject safely after fighter jet shot down over Red Sea by likely "friendly fire," officials say

An F/A-18 fighter jet was "mistakenly fired on" by the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, authorities said.

www.cbsnews.com

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, the U.S. military said Sunday. Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries in the incident.

The incident came as the U.S. military conducted airstrikes targeting Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, though the U.S. military's Central Command did not elaborate on what their mission was at the time.

"The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18, which was flying off the USS Harry S. Truman," Central Command said in a statement.
It wasn't immediately clear how the Gettysburg could mistake an F/A-18 for an enemy aircraft or missile, particularly as ships in a battle group remain linked by both radar and radio communication.

Earlier Saturday, CENTCOM reported that it had conducted precision airstrikes in Houthi-controlled territory in Sana'a, Yemen, against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility.

 

[eagle1462010]

Happens.

FA/18 dropped a bomb on my boat in the late 80s


Fckrs lol

 

[1srelluc]

In before DEI ship captain.

Oh shit! Looks like he's an N/A.

Commanding Officer, USS Gettysburg (CG-64)

A native of Adak, Alaska, CAPT Hodges earned a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1997. He earned a Masters of Engineering Management from Old Dominion University and a Master of

www.surflant.usff.navy.mil

Jokes aside, and I doubt the FA18 drivers will appreciate it but not many people have been engaged by a Tico and lived to brag about it.

 

[DonGlock26]

In before DEI ship captain.

Oh shit! Looks like he's an N/A.

Commanding Officer, USS Gettysburg (CG-64)

A native of Adak, Alaska, CAPT Hodges earned a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1997. He earned a Masters of Engineering Management from Old Dominion University and a Master of

www.surflant.usff.navy.mil

It will be interesting to hear the results of the investigation.

Identification friend or foe - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[1srelluc]

Do they still get to paint the kill on the wheelhouse?

Damn, ARFCOM, beat me to it!

 

[Kruska]

A US fighter was shot down over the Red Sea. The cause is being reported as "friendly fire".

Shit like this happens all the time - what does Biden or a Trump aka a US president, have to do with this?? - nothing
Or you gonna blame e.g. Carter for the ill-fated Iranian rescue mission as well?

However you can indeed rightfully blame Trump for his unilateral agreement with the Taliban - causing total havoc in Afghanistan and therefore undoing/nullifying a 20 years mission and Billions of $$ spend by the USA and NATO members - solely due to his arrogance and stupidity.

 

[Moonglow]

A US fighter was shot down over the Red Sea. The cause is being reported as "friendly fire".

Evidently you have never served in the military because a lot of stupid shit, aka FUBAR, occurs in the military.

 

[1srelluc]

Must have been a Marine FA-18 drawing sky penises again and the captain had enough.

 

[DonGlock26]

Evidently you have never served in the military because a lot of stupid shit, aka FUBAR, occurs in the military.

Shooting down your own jet is a rare occurrence. I did serve. How about you?

 

[DonGlock26]

Shit like this happens all the time -

When is the last time we shot down our own F-18?

 

[Moonglow]

Shooting down your own jet is a rare occurrence. I did serve. How about you?

In the army six years.

 

[1srelluc]

When is the last time we shot down our own F-18?

Anyone remember the USS Vincennes incident? We blew up an Iranian commercial airliner thinking it was an Iranian F-14.

It happens.

 

[DonGlock26]

Anyone remember the USS Vincennes incident? We blew up an Iranian commercial airliner thinking it was an Iranian F-14.

That was almost 40 years ago.

 

[Moonglow]

Two other notable “friendly fire” incidents occurred over 20 years ago in the Middle East. Both involved U.S. Patriot anti-aircraft systems (not a warship) in spring of 2003. An American F/A-18 Hornet was shot down as well as a British Tornado one month apart during the Iraq War.

 

[DonGlock26]

In the army six years.

How many US jets did you see shot down by friendly fire?

 

[1srelluc]

 

[Moonglow]

How many US jets did you see shot down by friendly fire?

I didn't hang around jets I hung around the maintenance shop. At Fart Hood a drunk soldier could total an M-1 Abrahams and did.

 

[DonGlock26]

I didn't hang around jets I hung around the maintenance shop.

So, none then. These are pretty rare occurrences for US armed forces.

I've also noticed several Western naval ships grounding or colliding with merchantmen.
That seems odd in an age of GPS.

 

[Moonglow]

So, none then.

Did you see the jet shot down in the Red Sea?