USAF Flying Into The Heart Of A Hurricane

What is a hurricane hunter?

 

If USAF Flying Into The Heart Of A Hurricane doesnt get your adrenaline sky high!  The work and exploits of US Air Force aircraft that defy natures law and gravity by flying into God’s straw were condensed into a few musical lyrics what would they be?

We think the infamous words of the Rolling Stones would serve best!

“I was born in a crossfire hurricane
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain” (Source: http://www.azlyrics.com/)

14th- USAF – 1944 Col. Floyd Wood, Maj. Harry Wexler, and Lt. Frank Record, flying a Douglas A-20 “Havoc,” are the first to fly into the heart of a hurricane to obtain meteorological data. 

 

Fast Hurricane Facts http://www.hurricane-facts.com/

 

  • Hurricanes have male and female names, but at one point only female names were used.
  • Most hurricanes rage harmlessly in the sea.
  • Australians call hurricanes, willy-willies.
  • The New England Hurricane of 1938 is reported to have the fastest forward speed for a hurricane at 70 mph. The forward speed for an average hurricane is less than 20 mph.
  • Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean runs from June 1 to November 30.

http://www.siue.edu/MLTE/Thematic%20Units/The%20Weather%20Around%20Us/hurricane_facts.htm

Hurricane Hunters – USAF

Then there are the guys that get paid to head straight into the howling and destructive winds of a massive hurricane. They are called the Hurricane Hunters. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the United States Air Force.

How do these men and women that fly the unfriendly skies do it?

53 Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

“To perform their mission, the Hurricane Hunters have 10 WC-130J aircraft. These Super Hercules aircraft are equipped with palletized meteorological data-gathering instruments. The WC-130J is the next generation “Hurricane Hunter” designed to continue weather reconnaissance well into the 21st century.”

(Source: http://www.403wg.afrc.af.mil)

 

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