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U.S. Navy blue on blue- F-18 shot down over Red Sea
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Not for at least a decade.
GK .Dundas
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Well if you're going to be picky ....
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There was a podcast this morning (that I have lost track of on youtube…grrr) that indicated that the F-18 that got smoked was on approach to recovery and the LSO witnessed the whole thing as Gettysburg launched two birds at them from 10NM astern.
Surviving an SM-2 hit is beyond lucky.
I read that they punched out with 3.5s time to impact.
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Again, beyond lucky that the LSO gave them enough warning.
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The fact that they were landing makes this more confusing. I can see a situation where a newly acquired radar contact (a launching aircraft) is miss idenfied as a theat. But an aircraft landing would (should?) have been properly ID'd for a long time up to that point.
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damn - not a good thing.
If the second aircraft was shot at and missed I’d find that more than a bit concerning. An F-18 on landing approach oughn’t be a tough target. I’m very curious whether the second aircraft was in fact shot at.
