The F/A-18E Super Hornet was recovered from the Mediterranean Sea.
It was recovered from a depth of 9,500 feet.
It was last month that the aircraft blew off the ship.
The sunken F/A-18E Super Hornet was recovered by the US Navy last month after it blew off the deck of an aircraft carrier.
The aircraft was recovered from a depth of 9,500 feet.
A team aboard the multi-purpose construction ship Everest used a remote-operated vehicle to attach rigging and lift lines to the jet before using a lifting hook to fish the aircraft from the water.
The task tailored team did a good job of meeting the timelines. The search and recovery took less than 24 hours, a testament to the team's dedication.
The Navy said at the time that the jet blew off the ship because of heavy weather in the Mediterranean. The plane blew off the deck as the carrier was in the middle of replenishment. One sailor was injured but has recovered.
It wasn't clear how bad the weather was when the aircraft was thrown into the sea. The jet has been sent to a military installation where it will be delivered to the US.
The Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornets are the main carrier-based fighter jets.
Three times in less than a year the Western navy has lost a carrier-based fighter to the sea and been forced to use additional assets to recover it.
In November of last year, a British pilot operating off the UK carrier sank an F-35B in the Mediterranean, and in January of this year, a US Navy pilot ejected from an F-35C after crashing on the deck of the carrier.
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