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الأربعاء 07 مايو 2025
كشفت مصادر مطلعة، لشبكة CNN، أن طائرة مقاتلة أمريكية من طراز F/A-18 سوبر هورنت فُقدت في البحر الأحمر من حاملة الطائرات "هاري ترومان"، وهي ثاني طائرة تُفقد من الحاملة خلال ما يزيد قليلاً عن أسبوع. ولم يتضح بعد ما حدث، حيث لا يزال التحقيق جاريًا.
وأفاد مصدران بحدوث فشل في إيقاف الطائرة أثناء محاولتها الهبوط على الحاملة، واضطر الطيار وضابط أنظمة الأسلحة إلى القفز بالمظلة، وقال مصدر إن مروحية إنقاذ انتشلتهما، وهما على قيد الحياة، لكنهما أصيبا بجروح طفيفة. وذكر المصدران أن الطائرة تحطمت في البحر ولم يتم انتشالها بعد.
كشفت مصادر مطلعة، لشبكة CNN، أن طائرة مقاتلة أمريكية من طراز F/A-18 سوبر هورنت فُقدت في البحر الأحمر من حاملة الطائرات "هاري ترومان"، وهي ثاني طائرة تُفقد من الحاملة خلال ما يزيد قليلاً عن أسبوع. ولم يتضح بعد ما حدث، حيث لا يزال التحقيق جاريًا.
وأفاد مصدران بحدوث فشل في إيقاف الطائرة أثناء محاولتها الهبوط على الحاملة، واضطر الطيار وضابط أنظمة الأسلحة إلى القفز بالمظلة، وقال مصدر إن مروحية إنقاذ انتشلتهما، وهما على قيد الحياة، لكنهما أصيبا بجروح طفيفة. وذكر المصدران أن الطائرة تحطمت في البحر ولم يتم انتشالها بعد.
Fighter jet landing on USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier goes overboard, forcing pilots to eject
An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The incident Tuesday marks the latest mishap to mar the deployment of the Truman, which has been essential in the airstrike campaign by the United States against Yemen's Houthi rebels.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Oman's foreign minister both said a ceasefire had been reached with the Houthis, who would no longer target ships in the Red Sea corridor — something not immediately acknowledged by the rebels.
Meanwhile, the Houthis continue to assess the damage after daytime Israeli airstrikes targeted Yemen's rebel-held capital of Sanaa.
Landing goes wrong on carrier
The F/A-18 Super Hornet landed on the Truman after a flight, but “the arrestment failed,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren't authorized to speak publicly about the incident now under investigation.
"Arrestment" refers to the hook system used by aircraft landing on carriers, which catches steel wire ropes on the flight deck. It remains unclear what part of the system failed.
The two pilots on board were later rescued by a helicopter and suffered minor injuries in the incident, the official added. No one on the flight deck was hurt.
An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The incident Tuesday marks the latest mishap to mar the deployment of the Truman, which has been essential in the airstrike campaign by the United States against Yemen's Houthi rebels.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Oman's foreign minister both said a ceasefire had been reached with the Houthis, who would no longer target ships in the Red Sea corridor — something not immediately acknowledged by the rebels.
Meanwhile, the Houthis continue to assess the damage after daytime Israeli airstrikes targeted Yemen's rebel-held capital of Sanaa.
Landing goes wrong on carrier
The F/A-18 Super Hornet landed on the Truman after a flight, but “the arrestment failed,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren't authorized to speak publicly about the incident now under investigation.
"Arrestment" refers to the hook system used by aircraft landing on carriers, which catches steel wire ropes on the flight deck. It remains unclear what part of the system failed.
The two pilots on board were later rescued by a helicopter and suffered minor injuries in the incident, the official added. No one on the flight deck was hurt.