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.
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 ...
In a shocking incident of friendly fire, a US Navy cruiser accidentally shot down a US fighter jet over the Red Sea. Both pilots survived, with one sustaining minor injuries. This occurred amidst ...
a more recent incident being a US airstrike in Afghanistan that killed five American servicemembers in 2014. Bradley Martin, a retired Navy surface warfare captain, said friendly-fire incidents ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious ...
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 ...