Leadership failures, training gaps and malfunctioning equipment drove the preventable loss of three F/A-18 Super Hornets and ...
One of the planes was accidentally shot down by the cruiser USS Gettysburg, which also fired on another Super Hornet.
The Aviationist on MSN
U.S. Navy Releases Findings of Investigation on USS Truman’s Eventful Deployment
The Navy completed the investigation about the loss of three F/A-18 Super Hornets and the collision with a merchant vessel ...
Navy Times on MSN
Five minutes of chaos: How the Navy shot down its own jet
A long pattern of rushed training and failed equipment contributed to the embarrassing and costly error, a recently published ...
This time, an F/A-18F Super Hornet failed to land on the aircraft carrier, going overboard, The Washington Post reported. The plane fell into the Red Sea. Both pilots on board were able to eject and ...
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Navy finds 'substandard' practices, knowledge and other failures caused carrier incidents at sea
The incidents included the loss of three fighter jets and a collision between an aircraft carrier and a merchant vessel.
The fighter jets were lost due to malfunction, a friendly fire shoot-down, and a defensive evasive maneuver, according to the ...
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With a boom and sparks, this $60 million Navy jet's aircraft carrier landing unraveled in seconds
A critical system failed as a Super Hornet fighter jet was landing on USS Harry S. Truman. The jet slid off the deck into the ...
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, launches from the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman. A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor fell off the aircraft ...
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