The pilots were flying a two-seat F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier. The USS Gettysburg, which is a guided missile cruiser, fortuitously fired the missile that brought the jet down.



Two US Navy pilots shot down in 'friendly fire' incident over Red Sea

Two US Navy pilots were shot down on Sunday (Dec 22) in a "friendly fire" incident over the Red Sea, according to the US military. Both the pilots ejected and survived, with one sustaining minor injuries.

Two crew members of US Naval Air Forces were killed when a training plane crashed southeast of Mobile, Alabama, authorities said Friday. US Naval Air Forces say the aircrew did not survive the crash.

Two pilots killed in US Navy aircraft crash in Alabama