#HurricaneMichael barreled over the Florida Panhandle causing extensive damage to Tyndall Air Force Base, #Florida, Oct. 10. This footage, captured the next day, shows the damage down U.S. Highway 98, which cuts through the center of the base. #TyndallAFB pic.twitter.com/VmF8gMS6A7— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) October 12, 2018
News.com.au: F-22 Raptors damaged, destroyed by Hurricane Michael
CLIMATE change has done what decades of warfare has failed to achieve: destroying and damaging the US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor fighters.
THE US Air Force’s Tyndall Air Base in Florida has taken a direct hit. Many of its ultra-advanced F-22 Raptor stealth fighters have been caught on the ground.
Exactly how many of the $475 million aircraft were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Michael has not yet been revealed.
The United States Air Force could only afford to buy 187 operational examples of the 5th generation stealth fighter. Now, that number may have been significantly reduced.
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WNU Editor: 22 F-22s had to be left behind at Tyndall Air Force Base. My gut tells me that since all the hangars were heavily damaged by the hurricane, all the planes inside of them must have sustained serious damage. Including the F-22s.
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