US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated May 9, 2024 shows an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 takes off from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2024. U.S. navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson via ABACAPRESS.COM

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