U.S. Navy blue on blue- F-18 shot down over Red Sea

[Pelorus]

A CIWS takedown was my best guess for an “easy” explanation for a single-ish point of failure. To shoot a missile at an aircraft on its landing approach is crazy to me.

 

[brihard]

How I Got My Navy Callsign By Shitting Myself In An F/A-18 Fighter Jet. Twice. - The Autopian

So there I was…smack in the middle of the Arabian Gulf at the helm of an F/A-18 fighter jet thirty thousand feet overhead one of the most powerful warships in the world… and I had to shit. Bad. The day started just like any other onboard the aircraft carrier. I woke up at around 10, […]

www.theautopian.com

I knew the STAB story was gonna get posted again, but I’m glad it was.

 

[dapaterson]

"And that's why pilots always make sure Red Crowns get their ice cream before they go back for seconds"

 

[rnkelly]

Again, beyond lucky that the LSO gave them enough warning.

DAS

 

[PuckChaser]

So do they get a new callsign now?

To fit with the theme of the ship that shot them down, one can be General Lee and the other can be Confederate.

 

[brihard]

To fit with the theme of the ship that shot them down, one can be General Lee and the other can be Confederate.

“Getty’s Bird”

 

[Cloud Cover]

… sucks to have been good all year and stayed off the naughty lists …

 

[Cloud Cover]

Sounds like the aircrew ejected just prior to the missiles gaining terminal lock. The whole thing sounds like it was a very busy airspace with drones. Missiles and multiple aircraft in the vicinity.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1871930461095616691

 

[dimsum]

Sounds like the aircrew ejected just prior to the missiles gaining terminal lock. The whole thing sounds like it was a very busy airspace with drones. Missiles and multiple aircraft in the vicinity.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1871930461095616691

Is “Ripper” the tactical c/s for that aircraft? I know that Super Hornets are called “Rhinos” rather than Hornets to distinguish them on comms.

 

[Cloud Cover]

I think it’s the squadrons- VFA 11 Red Rippers

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Sounds like the aircrew ejected just prior to the missiles gaining terminal lock. The whole thing sounds like it was a very busy airspace with drones. Missiles and multiple aircraft in the vicinity.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1871930461095616691

That. Is. Crazy.

 

[medicineman]

That. Is. Crazy.

Yup...even think I understood most of it...

 

[daftandbarmy]

Sounds like the aircrew ejected just prior to the missiles gaining terminal lock. The whole thing sounds like it was a very busy airspace with drones. Missiles and multiple aircraft in the vicinity.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1871930461095616691

In other words

 

[dimsum]

Yup...even think I understood most of it...

Now you know how I feel when you guys speak Army.

 

[Cloud Cover]

Now you know how I feel when you guys speak Army.

Well at least the missile don’t acquire a target on the deck of the carrier…

 

[Jarnhamar]

Sounds like the aircrew ejected just prior to the missiles gaining terminal lock. The whole thing sounds like it was a very busy airspace with drones. Missiles and multiple aircraft in the vicinity.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1871930461095616691

Bill and Ted goto flight school.