US Fighter Jet Valued at
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US Fighter Jet Valued at 570 Million Kronor Falls Overboard

An American fighter plane worth more than half a billion kronor has fallen overboard from the aircraft carrier Harry S Truman in the Red Sea.

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According to a statement from the US Navy, the aircraft, a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet model, was being towed when the tractor pulling it lost control – which resulted in both ending up in the water and sinking. One person was lightly injured.

An aircraft of this type is valued at approximately 570 million kronor.

AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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