An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Sunliners squadron takes off from the Harry Truman during operations in the Ionian Sea. The aircraft is configured as a tanker, with four fuel tanks and an in-flight refueling pod. Photo: US Navy/Disclosure.
a fighter F / A-18 Super Hornet of the US Navy (USN) crashed from the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) last Friday (08), while sailing in the Mediterranean Sea. A sailor was injured.
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Em release, the Navy said the accident occurred due to unexpected weather conditions. The Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier was being refueled by another ship when the supersonic fighter crashed into the sea. The operation ended safely through established procedures, says the Navy
F/A-18E Super Horney of the Blue Blasters squadron takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. Photo: US Navy/Disclosure.
All crew were ed for. One sailor suffered minor injuries but is in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery. The USN also points out that the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and the aircraft on board remain at full mission capacity, while the dThe details and cause of the incident are being investigated.
The F/A-18 Super Hornet lost at sea belongs to Carried Air Wing 1 (CVW-1), which has four squadrons of F/A-18E/F embarked on CVN-75: VFA-34 Blue Blasters, VFA-11 Red Rippers (the only one with the two-seat F/A-18F), VFA-211 Fighting Checkmates and VFA-81 Sunliners. All of them are based at Oceana Naval Air Station, in the state of Virginia.
F/A-18E Super Hornet flies alongside the USS Harry Truman with AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles. Photo: US Navy.
In addition to the four fighter squadrons, the carrier carries two squadrons of MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters, a transport squadron of twin-engine C-2 Greyhounds, an electronic strike squadron of EA-18G Growler jets, and a squadron of early warning with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. In all, the USS Harry S. Truman carries about 90 planes and helicopters.
The Navy did not give details of the location of the aircraft carrier at the time of the accident. the USS Harry Truman has been in the Mediterranean since December 2021 and has been staying in the region as part of NATO's response against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Since then, the US nuclear vessel has integrated with warships from other navies in the region, like Italy and . In addition, some of its planes were also deployed in Eastern Europe.
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