US Navy loses $60 million jet at sea after it fell overboard from aircraft carrier (www.cnn.com)

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

I'm still trying to imagine something the size of a carrier making hard turns

A US official said that initial reports from the scene indicated that the Truman made a hard turn to evade Houthi fire, which contributed to the fighter jet falling overboard.

[-] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago

They could have done a scandi flick?

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

just imagine the structural stress from that

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's why they call it "emergency maneuver" and don't do that without reason, meaning they had to do evasive manuvers to not be hit by Ansar Allah drone or missile.