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Air Force

DoD: F-22s Suffering Minor Damage to Move to Langley Next Week

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

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DoD: F-22s Suffering Minor Damage to Move to Langley Next Week

An Air Force F-22 Raptor. Photo: Air Force.

Several F-22 fighter jets that sustained minor damage during Hurricane Michael are expected to be moved from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, as early as next week, a Pentagon spokesman said Oct. 22.Following the hurricane’s landfall in the Florida panhandle on Oct. 10, reports emerged that multiple F-22 Raptors that were unable to fly out before the storm began had sustained damage in their hangars. (Defense Daily, Oct. 16)Air Force officials have yet to confirm the number of impacted aircraft,…

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