Second plane falls off US aircraft carrier in 10 days

A US warplane plummeted into the Red Sea when trying to land on the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, a defense official said Wednesday, the second jet lost from the ship in just over a week.

The F/A-18F Super Hornet — which cost about $67 million — went overboard Tuesday due to a failure in the procedure for aircraft to catch a wire with a hook to help them stop after landing.

“The arrestment failed, causing the aircraft to go overboard,” the defense official said.

“Both aviators safely…