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douglas9

(4,750 posts)
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 07:16 AM Tuesday

USS Harry Truman Was Evading Houthi Attack When F/A-18 Super Hornet Rolled Off Its Deck

U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter fell off the side of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman while the ship was conducting evasive maneuvers in response to incoming Houthi threats earlier today, a U.S. official has told TWZ. A tow tractor that had been moving the aircraft at the time also went over the side in the incident, in which thankfully only a single sailor suffered minor injuries.

CNN‘s Natasha Bertrand was first to report that the Truman making a hard turn in response to incoming Houthi fire may have been a contributing factor in the incident, citing an unnamed U.S. official. Military.com‘s Konstantin Toropin also subsequently reported this detail, again citing an anonymous U.S. official.

https://www.twz.com/news-features/f-a-18e-super-hornet-slides-off-deck-while-uss-harry-truman-was-evading-houthi-attack

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USS Harry Truman Was Evading Houthi Attack When F/A-18 Super Hornet Rolled Off Its Deck (Original Post) douglas9 Tuesday OP
Better to lose one airplane than the entire aircraft carrier. Irish_Dem Tuesday #1
What a hornet's (weak pun) nest the Gulf is.. John1956PA Tuesday #2
Yes it is a hornet's nest in the Gulf. Irish_Dem Tuesday #3
Do you remember where you read that? sl8 Tuesday #4
Thank you for pointing out the details. John1956PA Tuesday #7
Thanks. sl8 Tuesday #8
Maybe Pete Hegseth wanted to test the viability of using F/A-18's as depth charges and the above is just a cover story ImNotGod Tuesday #5
The air boss is going to get his ass chewed by the CAG on this one probably. Crowman2009 Tuesday #6

John1956PA

(4,011 posts)
2. What a hornet's (weak pun) nest the Gulf is..
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 08:54 AM
Tuesday

Last edited Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:44 PM - Edit history (1)

ON EDIT, 04-29-2025, 12:44 EDT

I am deleting my originally-stated scenario about how the accident occurred. I now realize that the correct version of the incident is that two military personnel were involved. One was in the aircraft and one was on the tow tractor. They both jumped clear before the aircraft and the tow tractor slid off of the deck of the aircraft carrier and into the water. My thank goes to the DUer who pointed out my mistake.

Irish_Dem

(69,091 posts)
3. Yes it is a hornet's nest in the Gulf.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 08:58 AM
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Yes I was glad to see no serious injuries.
Once sailors or pilots are in the water it can go badly.

sl8

(16,386 posts)
4. Do you remember where you read that?
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:02 AM
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Everything I've read so far has indicated that it involved two enlisted personnel, towing the aircraft from the hangar. I haven't seen anything that says that any pilots (or aviators) were involved.

John1956PA

(4,011 posts)
7. Thank you for pointing out the details.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:06 PM
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Either my memory is cloudy about what I read, or the article I read contained false information. I will try to find it. I now think the scenario which I related is not true. I have my doubts that two pilots were in the aircraft and they somehow ejected, because that does not seem to make sense. The information which you related makes more sense. Thank you for pointing out that I may have posted false information, which is something I never want to do.

sl8

(16,386 posts)
8. Thanks.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:51 PM
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Somone else had posted something about pilots being involved, too,, which, along with your post, made me think that maybe it was reported that way somewhere.

ImNotGod

(670 posts)
5. Maybe Pete Hegseth wanted to test the viability of using F/A-18's as depth charges and the above is just a cover story
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:02 AM
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Last edited Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:55 AM - Edit history (1)

Crowman2009

(3,067 posts)
6. The air boss is going to get his ass chewed by the CAG on this one probably.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:35 AM
Tuesday

Someone didn't bother to communicate to the plane captain on this sudden ship maneuver.

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