After the wreckage of the F/A-18F Super Hornet had been pulled out of the sea was lowered inverted onto a collection of wooden pallets.
Taken on Jul. 22, 2015 the interesting pictures in this post show the successful salvage of a F/A-18F Super Hornet lost at sea aboard USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168).
![That time the U.S. Navy recovered an F/A-18F Super Hornet wreckage from the sea](https://aviation-wings.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Super-Hornet-Wreckage.jpg)
The F/A-18F (166814/AB-210) belonged to Strike Fighter Squadron 211 (VFA-211) “Fighting Checkmates” and crashed into the Arabian Sea on May 12, 2015, due to an engine malfunction shortly after launch from the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71).
![That time the U.S. Navy recovered an F/A-18F Super Hornet wreckage from the sea](https://aviation-wings.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/FA-18F-Wreckage.jpg)
Both pilots ejected safely.
![That time the U.S. Navy recovered an F/A-18F Super Hornet wreckage from the sea](https://aviation-wings.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/VFA-211-Wreckage.jpg)
After the wreckage of the Super Hornet had been pulled out of the sea was lowered inverted onto a collection of wooden pallets.
![That time the U.S. Navy recovered an F/A-18F Super Hornet wreckage from the sea](https://aviation-wings.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/VFA-211-Super-Hornet-Wreckage.jpg)
The F/A-18F was lost at sea while assigned to a task force dispatched to the region to fight the Islamic State as part of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR).
Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez / U.S. Navy