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F-22 Raptor grounded by swarm of almost 20,000 bees

August 11, 2016 David Cenciotti

A swarm of honey bees found hanging from the exhaust nozzle of an F-22 Raptor stealth jet’s engine. On Jun. 11, 192nd Fighter Wing Aircraft Maintainers found something weird during post-flight operations checks at Joint […]