The second incident in a week was the second incident in a week after two U.S. Navy pilots ejected a fighter plane while trying to land aboard an aircraft carrier on Tuesday.
The official told Fox News Digital.
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This image shows Harry S. Truman from the Red Sea before the March 15 air strike in Sanaa, Yemen. (U.S. Navy via AP)
Both pilots in the plane were ejected and rescued. The fighter plane fell into the sea and has not been recovered yet.
“The pilot was evaluated by medical staff and evaluated as minor injuries. No pilot deck personnel were injured,” the official said.
The incident happened more than a week after another F/A-18F Super Hornet fell behind on board aboard Truman Airlines.
Experts say
Harry S. Truman at Sea. (U.S. Navy Photographer: Chief Communications Expert Jose Hernandez)
The $67.4 million aircraft was lost while actively towed in Hangar Bay when crew members lost control airplane.
The Navy said sailors who towed the plane took “immediate action” to evacuate the plane before it fell.
At the time, officials said Harry S. American warships Deployed to the Red Sea, the air wings are still fully mission-packed.
Armed rebels of Iran-backed Houthi militia. (Osamah Yahya/Photo Alliance by Getty Images | Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
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The strike team included Truman Pircraft Airlines and nine squadrons 1 Airlines, three navigation squadrons 28 guide Missile destroyers and Ticonderoga-class cruiser Gettysburg USS.
The airline has been operating in the Red Sea, where it launched a strike on Iran-backed strike. Houthi terrorists Headquartered in Yemen. On Tuesday, Trump announced a ceasefire with terrorist groups.
