Fighter Jet Explodes Moments After Vertical Takeoff From Aircraft Carrier At Sea — A routine flight operation aboard an aircraft carrier turned catastrophic when one of two fighter jets lifting off the deck suddenly exploded midair just as it began a vertical climb, sending fire and debris downward as stunned crew members watched from below. The video shows two jets launching in close succession from the carrier’s deck. Both aircraft rise cleanly at first, hovering briefly above the ship as exha