Posted on Jul 12, 2022
U.S. Navy fighter jet blown off aircraft carrier into Mediterranean Sea
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An advanced fighter aircraft plunged into the Mediterranean Sea after being blown off the deck of an aircraft carrier during "unexpected heavy weather" on Friday, the U.S. Navy said in a statement over the weekend.
An F/A-18 Super Hornet, one of the Navy's 4.5-generation fighters, "blew overboard" as aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was conducting a resupply operation, known as a "replenishment-at-sea," which was "safely terminated," according to the July 10 press release from United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa.
One sailor also received minor injuries during the adverse weather event, but was "in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery," the statement said. The incident was not related to the F/A-18's mishap, U.S. Sixth Fleet spokesperson Cmdr. Richlyn Ivey told the military newspaper Stars and Stripes on Sunday.
An F/A-18 Super Hornet, one of the Navy's 4.5-generation fighters, "blew overboard" as aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was conducting a resupply operation, known as a "replenishment-at-sea," which was "safely terminated," according to the July 10 press release from United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa.
One sailor also received minor injuries during the adverse weather event, but was "in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery," the statement said. The incident was not related to the F/A-18's mishap, U.S. Sixth Fleet spokesperson Cmdr. Richlyn Ivey told the military newspaper Stars and Stripes on Sunday.
U.S. Navy fighter jet blown off aircraft carrier into Mediterranean Sea
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Being a soldier, I would have thought these would have been secured on deck
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So, isn't there a requirement to have the aircraft tethered/chained/wheel chocked/etc to prevent just such an event? If not, I'm betting there soon will be.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P I Suspect that the (Blue Shirts, (Chock and Chain Crew)) have a bit of Explaining to do.
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