New video shows hurricane hunters being tossed by turbulence while entering eye of Hurricane Melissa

The NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center captured video aboard its Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft, Kermit, as it was buffeted by ...
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Stunning footage from the Hurricane Hunters shows what it's like in the eye of Hurricane Melissa

On Sunday and Monday, as the storm was approaching Jamaica, the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron ...
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5 surprising facts about Hurricane Hunters

They fly straight into the world’s most dangerous storms to gather life-saving data. Here's the skinny on the pilots and ...

Turbulence Caused by Melissa Forces NOAA to Abort Flight Into Eye of Storm

Kermit is one of two WP-3D Orion turboprop airplanes that NOAA operates, often alongside the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather ...

US Air Force provides views from inside Hurricane Melissa

The U.S. Defense Department has released footage of views inside Hurricane Melissa. The military said a U.S. Air Force ...

'Hurricane Hunters' who flew into eye of Melissa had to turn back due to turbulence, NOAA says

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," were forced to turn back ...
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53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron plane flies into eye of Hurricane Melissa

A U.S. Air Force Reserve crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” flew through ...

On board with the ‘Hurricane Hunters’ flying into the eye of a 185mph storm

Incredible footage from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s "Hurricane Hunters" flying straight into ...

Flight map shows plane going right into the eye of Hurricane Melissa

On this mission, the squadron flew a Super Hercules aircraft from one side of Melissa to the other. As seen on the flight map ...