Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

[Josh_TN]

What is DCA in this context?

 

[NMaude]

More info regarding the last blue on blue case: a second SH escaped a narrow miss by a second missile (allegedly 30m).

Second US Navy fighter jet narrowly avoided being shot down in 'friendly fire' incident: source

An F/A-18 Super Hornet – flying a few miles behind the Hornet that was shot down in a "friendly fire" incident over the Red Sea – took evasive maneuvers after a second surface-to-air missile was fired from the cruiser USS Gettysburg, a source with knowledge of the incident tells Fox News.

www.foxnews.com

With details of the previously reported shotdown:

If they hadn't ejected when they did they'd almost certainly be dead, at 10 miles out the SM-2's MK-104 DTRM would still be burning with the missile still accelerating.

Edit: No doubt there are going to be some very pointed questions asked of the Gettysburg's OIC and his CIC crew.

 

[Ozair]

What is DCA in this context?

Defensive counter air which includes cruise missile defence.

 

[TomS]

At least 3 someones. Captain, TAO in charge, and one additional officer in the CIC. Minimum.

CO of Vincennes still managed to end his tour with a freaking Legion of Merit despite killing a couple hundred civilians. I would not necessarily expect consequences for the CO of a ship that only downed a single friendly plane with no fatalities.

 

[TomS]

Whether you believe it is true here is a purported account from the pilot of the SH shor down,

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

View: https://x.com/TopGunOptionsHQ/status/1871930461095616691

There's a ton of inside baseball in that post that has no business being on social media.

 

[HaveVoid]

The content of that post has been circulating the web for a few days now, along with a screenshot of a message purportedly from another Super Hornet pilot who was present that night.

I’d imagine this narrative has been the sourcing behind a lot of the new discussion that has come out on this topic over the past few days.

 

[TomS]

The content of that post has been circulating the web for a few days now, along with a screenshot of a message purportedly from another Super Hornet pilot who was present that night.

I’d imagine this narrative has been the sourcing behind a lot of the new discussion that has come out on this topic over the past few days.

Oh, I don't doubt it's authentic. But it should not have been posted or shared the way it has been.