< IMG Title = "Falled overboard the aircraft carrier: the United States lost the F-18 fighter in the Red Sea worth $ 60 million" Width = "632" Height = "356" SRC = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/26/gettyimagees-679804-2-632x356.jpg" class = "Main-Image-thumbnail WP-POST-IMAGE "ALT =" Vinishchysh-bomber F/A-18 with the AIM-9 Sidewinder "Fetchpriority =" High "SIZES =" (Max-Width: 425PX) 300PX, 632PX " srcset = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/26/getyimages-679804-2-632x356.jpg 632W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/26/getyimages-679804-2-300x169.jpg 300W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/26/getyimages-679804-2-766x432.jpg 766W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/26/getyimages-679804-2-768x433.jpg 768W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/26/getyimages-679804-2-200x113.jpg 200w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/26/getyimages-679804-2-150x85.jpg 150w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/26/getyimages-679804-2.jpg 1280W "decoding =" async "/> 62 > 62 > 62 ~ < p >On April 28, in the Red Sea, the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter fell from the American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and drowned. This happened during the sharp maneuver of the ship while trying to avoid the attack of drones and missiles launched by Yemenic Husites.
< p > writes CNN about this with reference to the message of the US Navy. < h2 > USA lost a fighter in the Red Sea< p > as the US Navy reported, the incident occurred during the aircraft towing to the hangar, namely, at the moment when the ship turned abruptly to avoid missile shelling. < p > now they are watching now < p > On this day, the Yemeni Husitian rebels said that they attacked the ship with drones and missiles. The aircraft carrier is located in the Red Sea as part of a major US operation against this group that supports Iran.
< p > according to the military, the plane and the towing tractor fell out of the side. Sailors who were engaged in the movement of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter managed to move aside. One of them was a mild wound, everyone else was not injured. An investigation is being conducted now.< p > cnn writes that the cost of a lost fighter exceeds $ 60 million. Although the aircraft carriers of the Nimitz class, which include USS Harry S. Truman, are very large, they are able to quickly maneuver. Their maximum speed — more than 34 miles per hour (almost 55 kilometers per hour), and during sharp turns the ship can bend 10-15 degrees.
< p > former US Navy captain Karl Schuster explained that to protect against missiles, ships often perform a series of zigzag maneuvers, sharply changing the direction. < p > it is noted that this is not the first incident with an aircraft carrier. In February, he collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Egypt. And in December 2024, another fighter with USS Harry S. Truman was accidentally shot down by the USS GettySburg cruiser. Then the pilots managed to catapult.
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