They were victims of two surface-to-air missiles fired by the US Navy cruiser USS Vincennes, which misidentified the airliner for an American-made F-14 jet fighter flown by Iran's air force.
Two US Navy pilots ejected safely after their fighter jet was shot down over the Red Sea on Saturday in an apparent friendly fire incident, US Central Command said in a statement. The pilots were ...
21 Yemen time." Navy pilots are angry about the incident and question the training aboard the USS Gettysburg, the source said, calling it "insufficient." The "friendly fire" incident took place ...