American F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes in Yemeni Waters

The US Central Command in the region announced the crash of a US fighter jet over the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.

News ID: 85479

Date: 22 December 2024 - 09:04

TEHRAN (Defapress) - A U.S. Navy F/A-18F 'Super Hornet' from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) was accidentally shot down by the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG-64) in the Red Sea near Yemen, in a friendly fire incident.

The US Central Command has announced that one of the pilots of the fighter jet was injured in the incident.