U.S Navy F/A-18 Hornet shot down by Guided Missile Cruiser U.S.S Gettysburg in apparent Friendly Fire incident. Both Pilots ejected.
(www.businessinsider.com)
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I wonder if the CWIS got triggered or if it was a RIM-7 Sea Sparrow or similar missile.
The missiles could've been dodged with countermeasures under some circumstances but the 20mm cannon? Not so much.
In either event I'm glad both pilots are safe.
If it were CWIS, the pilots might have been shredded. A Sea Sparrow has proximity detonation, I believe. More likely it was a missile.
True depending where the rounds hit.