US Navy Fighter Jet Lost Overboard From Aircraft Carrier Truman

An F-18 Super Hornet hit the sea while trying to land on the USS Harry S. Truman on May 6, just days after a similar incident.

This image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. U.S. Navy via AP

A Navy fighter jet went overboard while attempting to land on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman on May 6, the second time in a little more than a week that the carrier has lost a fighter overboard while operating in the Red Sea.

In an emailed press statement, a defense official confirmed to The Epoch Times that the F/A-18F Super Hornet jet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 11, was landing on the carrier when the ship’s aircraft arresting system failed and the aircraft went overboard.