The USS Gettysburg cruiser fired at its own F/A-18 aircraft – World
The American pilots who ejected after the attack on their plane were quickly evacuated.
Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea on Sunday in a suspected “friendly fire” incident, the U.S. military said, the most serious incident in more than a year in which U.S. forces have targeted Yemen's Houthis.
The Associated Press writes about it.
“The guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, part of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group, accidentally fired at an F/A-18 and hit it,” Central Command said in a statement.
It is reported that both pilots ejected from the damaged aircraft, one of them received minor injuries. The incident underscores how dangerous the Red Sea corridor has become due to continued attacks on shipping by the Iran-backed Houthis, despite…
