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In the US Tornado destroyed the Air Air Force Museum (Photo)

F-104 and F-15 fighters, one of the UAV demonstrators and a number of other objects in the museum, were injured from the destructive weather. In Ohio, the destructive tornado has caused significant damage to the Wright Patterson military-air base, in particular the National Museum of Air Force. About it reports The War Zone. The Wright Patterson is not only the US Air Force Museum, but also the base for the 445th Air Force Wing with C-17 transporters and the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Images published by the air base show that parts of the damaged aircraft are scattered in the airplane. In particular, about 4 restoration engines. Among the destroyed aircraft, the F-104 Starfighter fighter, F-15a Eagle 76-0027 and one of the UAVs of J-Aucos from Boeing. The last two are unknown why they were in the restoration hangar. The main entrance of the Air Force Research Laboratory was also injured.

"Our initial estimate of today's morning storm is that the damage is isolated on the south side of the zone B. We are now first focused on safety and evaluation Their rapid reaction and hard work on evaluating damage and identifying ways as soon as possible to restore operations, "-said Colonel Travis Ponda, commander of the 88th ticket. In total, at least four tornadoes have been recorded in Ohio. For the Wright Patterson Air Base, it is not the first time suffering from unstable weather.