Still No Word From The Pentagon On The Damage That Hurricane Michael Inflicted On The F-22 Fleet

Asia Times: Florida airbase damage deals a costly blow to the F-22

About 20 of the highly expensive Raptor jets may have been damaged at Tyndall Air Base when Hurricane Michael swept through, which could cost the US Air Force (and American taxpayers) billions.

According to news reports about 20 F-22 Raptor jets left behind at Tyndall Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle just south of Panama City were damaged by Hurricane Michael on October 10. A further 33 of the expensive fighter planes were flown out of the base before the storm hit, but those left behind were under maintenance and could not be flown out.

The base suffered extensive damage with some hangars having their rooves partly ripped off, as can be seen from the video below.

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