Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Bomb Markings Appear On The F-22s That Took Part In The Air Campaign Against Daesh.


The Aviationist: For the first time bomb markings appear on the F-22s that took part in the air campaign against Daesh.

Everything is stealth in the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, even the bomb signs….

This is what the top image, taken by The Aviationist’s contributor Alessandro Fucito at RAF Lakenheath at the beginning of May, seems to suggest. Indeed, the photograph shows one of the 12x F-22s belonging to the 95th FS from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, deployed to the UK until May 8, with 15 barely visible bomb markings (and another square sign – even though the latter may be some sort of patch on the Radar Absorbing Material coating).

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WNU Editor: The F-22s stealth coat costs a lot of money and is maintained constantly .... would love to know how much work and effort went into this.

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