U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Red Sea by Apparent Friendly Fire NYT | Top Stories By: Yan Zhuang and Matthew Mpoke Bigg 22 December 2024 at 19:03 A U.S. Navy ship mistakenly fired at the F/A-18, whose two pilots were safely recovered, the military said. © Bernat Armangue/Associated PressU.S. forces have carried out strikes against the Houthi militia, which is based in Yemen and has struck ships in the Red Sea.