Also known as a pushback tractor or tow tractor ... Some pushback tugs attach towing hooks to the aircraft's landing gear, while others use a hydraulic lift to take the weight of the plane ...

The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard," Chatmas added. "Sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action to move clear of the aircraft before it fell overboard." Each F/A-18 fighter ...

Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Isaac Esposito Working on an aircraft carrier is perhaps ... taking the tow tractor with it. Luckily, no seamen were lost at sea, with only ...

A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor fell off the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman on Monday while it was at sea, the service announced. All personnel are accounted for, and one ...

WASHINGTON — A sailor was injured when a fighter jet and a towing tractor on the USS Harry S. Truman fell overboard as the aircraft carrier made a “hard turn” while operating in the Red Sea ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) lost a F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor Monday, as the aircraft carrier was operated in the Red Sea. Sailors were ...

The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard," the Navy wrote in a statement. "Sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action to move clear of the aircraft before it fell overboard.