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| Date: | Monday 28 April 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 166826 |
| MSN: | E145 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - |
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 was lost overboard in the Red Sea while being under tow in the hangar bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). One sailor sustained a minor injury.
The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard. Unconfirmed reports say the carrier had to perform a sharp turn to evade Houthi fire resulting in the loss of this aircraft.
Sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action to move clear of the aircraft before it fell overboard.
Sources:
1. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/4167948/harry-s-truman-carrier-strike-group-fa-18-super-hornet-lost-at-sea/
2. https://theaviationist.com/2025/04/28/f-a-18e-and-tow-tractor-lost-at-sea-during-operations-aboard-uss-truman/
3. https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/28/politics/us-navy-jet-overboard/index.html
4. https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/usn#results
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2025 18:43 | ASN | Added |
| 29-Apr-2025 08:12 | Paradoxial | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2025 05:56 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, ] |
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