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Tyndall AFB - Hurricane Michael - Evacuation & Damage
All operational aircraft - a large fleet of F-22, F-35, F-15E and F-16C - were evacuated from Tyndall AFB, FL to Wright Patterson AFB, OH on 9 Oct 18.
Just as well - as this is what Tyndall AFB looks like now on 11 Oct 18. An F-15 Gate Guard was flipped upside down - a number of QF-16s can be seen inside a hangar with the roof collapsed.. |
That was certainly some hurricane. I been in a few typhoons in the Far East but the results have been nothing compared with that.
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Severely nasty. Still, a good opportunity to exercise (for real) some ADR/BDR Teams. |
From the Tyndall website
UPDATE: Tyndall Air Force Base leadership just conducted its first aerial assessment of the base. We are grateful that Tyndall has had no reported injuries or fatalities. Damage across the base is extensive. Here are some highlights; all base houses sustained significant roof and siding damage. Some houses sustained more significant structural failures. Some Tyndall dorms appear to have fared well; others sustained severe damage. The flight line is devastated. Every building has severe damage. Many buildings are a complete loss. The hurricane completely destroyed the Tyndall marina. The structures and docks are gone. The drone runway, AFCEC labs, and Silver Flag areas all sustained catastrophic damage. Tyndall Elementary School sustained severe damage. The BX and commissary sustained severe damage, and the two shoppettes sustained catastrophic damage. Help is on the way. Initial relief and support requested by the ride out team, is due to arrive as early as this evening. Air Force and government officials have responded quickly to our requests. The base remains closed. Trees and power lines block nearly every road. At this time, power and basic utilities remain out. Base leaders will continue to provide regular updates as the base begins the long road to recovery. Thank you for your continued patience. |
Hmmmm, I suggest, only 20mph away from some total devastation here! Best wishes to all involved... you will be strong again soon! :D
OAP |
"Don't just stand there.. Get one up!"
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Originally Posted by MPN11
(Post 10271974)
Severely nasty. Still, a good opportunity to exercise (for real) some ADR/BDR Teams. |
Originally Posted by glad rag
(Post 10272875)
No such thing and hasn't been for years..
I was working on a project to equip the [then] Gazelle fleet and deploy them to MOBs with post-attack recce equipment beamed into the WOC. ADR/EOD 2000 :) |
From the first post, at 2:34 in “Damage at Tyndall Air Force Base…" video, in the hangar with the damaged F16s there appear to be several high wing TP airplanes that look like Mitsubishi MU2s. Are they ? I wouldn't expect the USAF to have MU2s.
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Originally Posted by bafanguy
(Post 10281631)
From the first post, at 2:34 in “Damage at Tyndall Air Force Base…" video, in the hangar with the damaged F16s there appear to be several high wing TP airplanes that look like Mitsubishi MU2s. Are they ? I wouldn't expect the USAF to have MU2s.
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Nestled in the middle of the Tyndall flight line next to some of the most sophisticated fighters in the world, are eight white turbo prop Mitsubishi MU-2 flight training aircraft. Some may say these aircraft seem odd parked near the F-22 Raptors or F-15 Eagles, but the mission of these MU-2 aircraft and the pilots that fly them are just as vital to developing America's Air Dominance... |
I hope they have fixed the props, they had a habit of shedding blades and crashing, long time since I have worked on them and I didnt realise there were many left flying.
Those F16 seem to have been parked well, with vehicles to act as air flow spoilers to prevent them lifting if the doors went, I would imaging a lot of the missing roof will be a couple of blocks away and wouldn't have collapsed in. No ADR/BDR, what ever happened to the broomhandles and jubilee clips we had millions :E |
Two's in,
Thanks for that. So much to know...so little time. |
Two’s in, Why MU-2’s? |
Originally Posted by MPN11
(Post 10273016)
Damn ... that was a whole tour at MoD wasted :( I was working on a project to equip the [then] Gazelle fleet and deploy them to MOBs with post-attack recce equipment beamed into the WOC. ADR/EOD 2000 :) Indeed. I Qualified on the last dual elect/airframe assessors course at Saints. The fun bit was actually planning your own repair. The downside was the only time you got to practise it for real was when you were masked up for the 12 + hours of the job.... |
Seems 12 F-22s were left hangared at Tyndall and suffered damage, possibly unrepairable. At $400mm a copy, that is serious hit, not to mention that with only 180 F-22s around, the USAF fighter arm is feeling even more pinched.
http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive...ea-Nomine.aspx Makes one think that perhaps hangar construction could be strengthened in those areas. |
When the gulf coast/FL panhadle is prone to hurricanes one would have thought more robust infrastructure might have been appropriate to protect such expensive assets. Isn’t hindsight wonderful! |
Originally Posted by MPN11
(Post 10282840)
When the gulf coast/FL panhadle is prone to hurricanes one would have thought more robust infrastructure might have been appropriate to protect such expensive assets. Isn’t hindsight wonderful! OAP |
OAP, we are unanimous in that. But of course nobody would ever think of defending against an attack on a military facility in the USofA. Both a very sad and rather amusing event, really. I took a cyber-drive on Google Earth along Tyndall Parkway. Some serious decorative fences along there. ;) |
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