The F-22 is widely considered to be the most capable dog fighter on the planet. (USAF)
Newsrep: Technical issues and Hurricane Michael have crippled 3/4 of America’s stealth fighters
On Wednesday, Hurricane Michael ripped through Tyndall Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle, laying waste to nearly every structure it touched. Amidst the rubble left in the storm’s wake, Airmen set about the task of finding what’s left of 22 of America’s most lethal dog fighting platform, the F-22 Raptor. Of the 55 advanced fighters assigned to the facility, only 33 were able to evacuate ahead of the storm. It is currently assumed that at least some, if not all, of the F-22s left behind at Tyndall may have suffered too much damage to ever be repaired — making the world’s first fifth generation fighter all the more rare.
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Update: US Air Force's F-22, F-35 stealth fighters devastated by mother nature and freak accidents (Business Insider)
WNU Editor: On a positive note, the F-35 fleet has resumed operations .... Pentagon clears most of the grounded fleet of F-35 jets to fly following crash (NBC).
