ISTANBUL: Two United States (US) Navy pilots ejected safely after their F/A-18 fighter jet was downed above the Red Sea in what the US military suspects Sunday was a ‘friendly fire’ incident, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
The pilots were recovered, with one sustaining minor injuries, according to a statement from US Central Command (Centcom).
Advertisement"The guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18," said Centcom.
The jet had been operating from the Truman aircraft carrier.
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