Two US Navy pilots shot down over the Red Sea whilst conducting airstrikes

Two US Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea whilst conducting airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi Rebels.

The two US Navy pilots where shot down in a “friendly fire” incident the US Central Command said in a statement, both US Navy pilots are alive and one has minor injuries.

CENTCOM said in a statement, “The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18, which was flying off the USS Harry S. Truman.”