Friday, October 26, 2018

Senator Reveals That 17 F-22 Raptors Were Damaged By Hurricane Michael At Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

F-22 Raptors are towed to the runway at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 24, 2018. Since the Air Combat Command mobilized multiple relief assets, maintainers and crew chiefs have worked around the clock to ensure the Raptors are operational. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lotz)

Warzone/The Drive: We Finally Know How Many F-22s Were Left Behind At Tyndall AFB During Hurricane Michael

Our initial reporting right after the storm hit stating that 30 percent of Tyndall's Raptors were left behind has proven to be accurate.

After weeks of rumor, hypothesis and raw speculation, we finally have metrics from an official source as to how many of Tyndall Air Force Base's 55 F-22 Raptors were left behind as Hurricane Michael made a direct hit on the installation, leaving immense destruction in its wake. It turns out, our estimated figures and those from our sources that we conveyed very early on were exactly right.

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More News On The Damaged F-22s At Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

Senator to Air Force: Fix Hurricane-Damaged F-22s Fast -- DoD Buzz
Senator Reveals That 17 F-22 Raptors Were Damaged By Hurricane Michael -- Task & Purpose
Pence: Tyndall training operations will soon resume as recovery continues -- Air Force Times
Images finally show the F-22s that survived Hurricane Michael wrecking Tyndall Air Base -- Business Insider/The Aviationist
How One Hurricane Knocked 17 Mighty F-22 Raptors Out of Action -- National Interest

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

And WNU provides no comment

cuz the article speaks for itself.

Commenting would only detract from the effect.

jimbrown said...

Why is our readiness public info?