Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down on Sunday over the Red Sea in a suspected “friendly fire” incident during airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the U.S. military reported.
The incident involved a two-seat F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet, which had just launched from the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier.
Both pilots successfully ejected from the aircraft and were recovered alive, with one sustaining minor injuries.
“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,” US Central Command said in a statement.
The circumstances surrounding the friendly fire incident are under investigation.
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