Air Force left $300 mill Jets in hurricanes path.

[Timmy]

your taxpayer dollars at work . The underfunded military can leave a couple dozen high end jets (300 mill each) on the beach so that Florida hurricane could wipe them out!?!

And you thought the busses left in New Orleans was bad ! I guess a bunch of them weren’t fly worthy ?!! At $330 mill each they are fixer uppers !?

Fate of Tyndall Air Force Base F-22 Raptors still unknown post-Hurricane Michael

Experts have said up to 22 of the F-22 Raptors, which cost an estimated $330 million each, could have been left behind in hangars as Hurricane Michael tore through the region. The base, which is home to 55 of the world's most-advanced fighter jets, flew 33 of the planes away from the storm to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

 

[Oddball]

 

[K9Buck]

I cannot fathom that the Air Force either didn't move them to a safe location or store them in hardened shelters. Let's see what actually happened before we jump to conclusions.

 

[Auld Phart]

your taxpayer dollars at work . The underfunded military can leave a couple dozen high end jets (300 mill each) on the beach so that Florida hurricane could wipe them out!?!

And you thought the busses left in New Orleans was bad ! I guess a bunch of them weren’t fly worthy ?!! At $330 mill each they are fixer uppers !?

Fate of Tyndall Air Force Base F-22 Raptors still unknown post-Hurricane Michael

Experts have said up to 22 of the F-22 Raptors, which cost an estimated $330 million each, could have been left behind in hangars as Hurricane Michael tore through the region. The base, which is home to 55 of the world's most-advanced fighter jets, flew 33 of the planes away from the storm to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

"up to 22"

'could have'

.

 

[Timmy]

your taxpayer dollars at work . The underfunded military can leave a couple dozen high end jets (300 mill each) on the beach so that Florida hurricane could wipe them out!?!

And you thought the busses left in New Orleans was bad ! I guess a bunch of them weren’t fly worthy ?!! At $330 mill each they are fixer uppers !?

Fate of Tyndall Air Force Base F-22 Raptors still unknown post-Hurricane Michael

Experts have said up to 22 of the F-22 Raptors, which cost an estimated $330 million each, could have been left behind in hangars as Hurricane Michael tore through the region. The base, which is home to 55 of the world's most-advanced fighter jets, flew 33 of the planes away from the storm to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

"up to 22"

'could have'

.

They won’t give exact #s for security reasons .

 

[hurricanewatcher]

The person responsible should be executed for his treason against their nation.

 

[Auld Phart]

or, the writer of the piece has no info, and is making crap up

 

[Cellblock2429]

your taxpayer dollars at work . The underfunded military can leave a couple dozen high end jets (300 mill each) on the beach so that Florida hurricane could wipe them out!?!

And you thought the busses left in New Orleans was bad ! I guess a bunch of them weren’t fly worthy ?!! At $330 mill each they are fixer uppers !?

Fate of Tyndall Air Force Base F-22 Raptors still unknown post-Hurricane Michael

Experts have said up to 22 of the F-22 Raptors, which cost an estimated $330 million each, could have been left behind in hangars as Hurricane Michael tore through the region. The base, which is home to 55 of the world's most-advanced fighter jets, flew 33 of the planes away from the storm to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

/-----/ Sorry Tadpole - wrong again. Except for unflyable planes on display, most of the jets were moved.
Photos emerged in the media of a jet flipped over, but that aircraft was part of a static display. Most of the base’s aircraft were moved ahead of the storm.

Tyndall’s aircraft, including 55 stealth fighters, were moved to Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio, the New York Times reported.

With direct hit, Hurricane Michael wrecked Tyndall Air Force Base

 

[Auld Phart]

Out of curiosity, could the failure to move them have been because they couldn't be moved?

 

[Timmy]

Out of curiosity, could the failure to move them have been because they couldn't be moved?

Then the question becomes, “how can you not be able to move $300mill planes?”

They had days of notice that the hurricane was coming .

 

[Auld Phart]

Out of curiosity, could the failure to move them have been because they couldn't be moved?

Then the question becomes, “how can you not be able to move $300mill planes?”

They had days of notice that the hurricane was coming .

How do you move them, if they are incapable of being flown?

Tie up exit routes even more by putting them on a flatbed?

 

[Timmy]

Out of curiosity, could the failure to move them have been because they couldn't be moved?

Then the question becomes, “how can you not be able to move $300mill planes?”

They had days of notice that the hurricane was coming .

How do you move them, if they are incapable of being flown?

Tie up exit routes even more by putting them on a flatbed?

Why can’t they be flown? What are we paying for?

 

[Mr Natural]

If you want to see wasted tax dollars, go drive around Tucson some time.

Mile after mile of military aircraft “junkyards” with thousands of “mothballed” aircraft.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Out of curiosity, could the failure to move them have been because they couldn't be moved?

Then the question becomes, “how can you not be able to move $300mill planes?”

They had days of notice that the hurricane was coming .

How do you move them, if they are incapable of being flown?

Tie up exit routes even more by putting them on a flatbed?

Why can’t they be flown? What are we paying for?

/—-/ Some we’re museum pieces the others were not flight ready. Maybe the engines were being worked on

 

[miketx]

The person responsible should be executed for his treason against their nation.

The OP?

 

[Oddball]

Why can’t they be flown? What are we paying for?

Economic stimulus!...The multiplier effect!

The military is a giant food stamp program.

 

[2aguy]

your taxpayer dollars at work . The underfunded military can leave a couple dozen high end jets (300 mill each) on the beach so that Florida hurricane could wipe them out!?!

And you thought the busses left in New Orleans was bad ! I guess a bunch of them weren’t fly worthy ?!! At $330 mill each they are fixer uppers !?

Fate of Tyndall Air Force Base F-22 Raptors still unknown post-Hurricane Michael

Experts have said up to 22 of the F-22 Raptors, which cost an estimated $330 million each, could have been left behind in hangars as Hurricane Michael tore through the region. The base, which is home to 55 of the world's most-advanced fighter jets, flew 33 of the planes away from the storm to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

This is why you don't give the government more money through higher taxes. The military is one of the better parts of the government because when they screw up, people actually die...this means they have actual accountability for their screw ups, unlike the rest of the Federal Government.....but even the military wastes lots of money.

The amazing thing is that left wingers like you want to give the Federal Government even more money to waste, steal and lose.........

 

[Cellblock2429]

your taxpayer dollars at work . The underfunded military can leave a couple dozen high end jets (300 mill each) on the beach so that Florida hurricane could wipe them out!?!

And you thought the busses left in New Orleans was bad ! I guess a bunch of them weren’t fly worthy ?!! At $330 mill each they are fixer uppers !?

Fate of Tyndall Air Force Base F-22 Raptors still unknown post-Hurricane Michael

Experts have said up to 22 of the F-22 Raptors, which cost an estimated $330 million each, could have been left behind in hangars as Hurricane Michael tore through the region. The base, which is home to 55 of the world's most-advanced fighter jets, flew 33 of the planes away from the storm to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

/——/ A. They didn’t have time. B. They had time but not enough pilots. C. The planes were not flight ready due to maintenance.

 

[eagle1462010]

F-22s, QF-16 likely damaged after Tyndall hangars hit by hurricane

However, according to the Facebook Air Force Forum page, four F-22 Raptors from the 43rd Fighter Squadron were unable to fly out of the way of the storm and may have been damaged. Three Raptors were in one hangar that had significant damage, according to the forum, and a fourth rode out the storm in a separate hangar that seemed to sustain less damage, based on imagery on the forum. The Air Force would not confirm that the F-22s were damaged in the storm.

Photos shared with Defense News on social media also showed a heavily damaged QF-16 aerial target aircraft, with its front nose-cone sheared off, as well as a hangar with an F-22 inside and its roof largely missing. A separate source told Defense News that as many as ten F-22s may have been damaged by the storm.

 

[harmonica]

your taxpayer dollars at work . The underfunded military can leave a couple dozen high end jets (300 mill each) on the beach so that Florida hurricane could wipe them out!?!

And you thought the busses left in New Orleans was bad ! I guess a bunch of them weren’t fly worthy ?!! At $330 mill each they are fixer uppers !?

Fate of Tyndall Air Force Base F-22 Raptors still unknown post-Hurricane Michael

Experts have said up to 22 of the F-22 Raptors, which cost an estimated $330 million each, could have been left behind in hangars as Hurricane Michael tore through the region. The base, which is home to 55 of the world's most-advanced fighter jets, flew 33 of the planes away from the storm to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

This is why you don't give the government more money through higher taxes. The military is one of the better parts of the government because when they screw up, people actually die...this means they have actual accountability for their screw ups, unlike the rest of the Federal Government.....but even the military wastes lots of money.

The amazing thing is that left wingers like you want to give the Federal Government even more money to waste, steal and lose.........

yes--''strangle'' the bastards
they keep raising and spending more---on CRAP!!
there are many websites that list all kinds of crap they waste $$$$ on
....and no one should vote for any local taxes until federal taxes are controlled/etc

.......these SOBs get new furniture/etc everytime a new person is elected--they think they can just spend away

...it's not like they make do with utilitarian buildings/rooms/items/etc--they spend on expensive crap
..and they spend on UNNEEDED crap--and/or they use $$$$ for stupid shit instead of needed stuff--the old switcheroo

STOP the First Lady going to Africa every year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GODAMN!!! waste waste waste