A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been lost at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement on Monday.
I’m still trying to imagine something the size of a carrier making hard turns
A US official said that initial reports from the scene indicated that the Truman made a hard turn to evade Houthi fire, which contributed to the fighter jet falling overboard.
I’m still trying to imagine something the size of a carrier making hard turns
They could have done a scandi flick?
just imagine the structural stress from that
That’s why they call it “emergency maneuver” and don’t do that without reason, meaning they had to do evasive manuvers to not be hit.
We’re now getting to see how US navy performs when the enemy can actually fight back.
Ah so the Houthis shot it down and they are using a lame excuse. That checks out.
looks like it might be legit what happened
Those are actually pretty agile for their size and can make hard turns
haha carrier drifting is fun to watch, I can definitely see how they lost a jet doing that