The USS Truman aircraft carrier loses a $ 60 million fighter plane in the Red Sea, the navy says

The navy said the Football Association

The fighter plane slipped from the roof of the aircraft barn in the aircraft carrier, which was deployed in the Middle East, where the sailors pulled the plane in place in the Gulf of the Berber, the naval He said.

Two American officials say that initial reports indicate that the plane may have crashed after the carrier turned sharply with evasive measures against the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

The crew members who were in the experimental seat jumped at Super Hornet and on the small diameter tractor before the planes and the outrageous went to the Red Sea. The navy said that one of the sailors had a slight injury, and all individuals were calculated. The investigation is underway.

“The F/A-18E was under clouds in the Gulf of the barn when the movement crew lost control of the plane. The plane lost and the trafficking of the clouds abroad,” the navy said in a statement. The plane was part of the Strike Fighter 136 swarm.

The navy said: “The sailors who pulled the plane took an immediate action to move away from the plane before it fell at sea.”

Fighter aircraft are routinely pulled around the surface of the barn to stop them as they are needed for any flights or other businesses. It is not clear if there will be an effort to restore aircraft. The cost of F/A-18es is more than $ 60 million, according to To the navy.

Truman was deployed in the Middle East months ago, and recently participated in successive military operations against the Houthis. The US Central Command said that the army made daily strikes, which were carried out by combat aircraft, launchers, ships and drones.

Truman’s publication has already been extended once by Defense Minister Beit Higseth by about a month.

In February, aircraft carrier He was in collision with a commercial ship In the Mediterranean Sea near the entrance to the Suez Canal in Egypt. A naval spokesman said in a statement that there were no reports of injuries or floods after the collision. Captain Dave Snowden, who was responsible for USS Truman at the time of collision, Fire was later.

UsS Harry S. Truman is the ninth aircraft carrier in the nuclear energy and was launched on September 13, 1996, according to the branch. The 1092 -foot ship can travel more than 30 knots per hour, and can carry about 90 aircraft and can accommodate more than 6000 crew members.

The navy said on Monday that the aircraft carrier group and its atmosphere “remains completely important.”

Eleanor Watson

He contributed to this report.