The second time in 10 days, the US Navy fighter fell from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier to the Red Sea.
American officials informed NBC News that the FA-18F fighter fell off the deck and fell into the Red Sea during the landing on May 6 at about 21.45 local time.
A crew of two pilots, who managed to leave the plane before the fall, survived, having received minor injuries.
The authorities said that the plane crashed due to the fact that he could not catch on the system of the “cable hook” on the aircraft carrier. An investigation has begun on the fact of the incident.
April 28, a similar accident occurred
A similar accident on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier occurred on April 28.
The FA-18E fighter got out of control and fell into the sea during towing into the hangar part of the aircraft carrier running in the Red Sea.
Harry Truman strike group consists of a flagship aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, nine squadron I Aviakla, three destroyers with guided missiles of the 28th destroyers and a USS GettySBurg cruiser Ticonderoga (CG 64).