They didn’t secure the planes or get them out of town?
I don’t believe it.
Many of the planes were trapped on the ground or in hangars [that were destroyed] because they couldn’t fly for one reason or another................
Some of the aircraft were non-flyable due to maintenance issues, and the hurricane proved to be worse and more damaging than forecast.
Several at Tyndall AFB in Florida were in the hanger for maintenance and were destroyed or damaged during the hurricane. Direct hit there tore the hangers to pieces. I live near there and saw it with my own eyes
Airmen at Tyndall were able to fly out just 38 of the 55 Raptors prior to the storm. The remaining 17 jets—nearly a tenth of all F-22s—were down for maintenance. Those jets rode out the wind and rain in hangars. Some suffered damage.
Airmen promptly repaired many of the jets. Photos depicted small numbers of F-22 departing the Florida base on Oct. 21 and 24. The last three F-22s left Tyndall on Nov. 16.
No i remember reading this when it happened.
They actually didn’t move them beforehand.
Incredible.
So many were broken and in for repair that those could not be rescued. Those that could fly away did.