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Two US Navy pilots were shot down while flying over the Red Sea on Sunday in an apparent “friendly fire incident,” according to the US Military.
Both pilots ejected from their aircraft and were recovered alive after a ship in the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group mistakenly fired a missile at the F/A-18 Superhornet, the Associated Press reports.
The plane had just taken off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and was fired upon with a guided cruiser missile from the USS Gettysburg, according to Central Command.
An explanation for the friendly fire incident was not included in the statement from Centcom.
The ships are part of the same battle group and would be linked by both radar and radio communications, the AP report makes note, adding to the confusion as to what happened.
The carrier group is targeting Houthi rebels — and has shot down multiple drones and anti-ship cruise missiles launched by the rebels in the Red Sea region, according to Central Command.
The USS Harry S. Truman had entered the Red Sea region as early as Dec. 15 after…
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