Hurricane Hunters thru Irma’s Eye

 
Hurricane Hunters – United States Airforce image by Reuters
“As you’re driving through that car wash, a bunch of gorillas start jumping on top of your car”
By Phil Stewart
THE EYE OF HURRICANE IRMA, Sept 9 (Reuters) – The sky darkened, lightning flashed and a jolt of turbulence shook the cabin of the hulking Air Force turbo-prop aircraft as it plied its way toward the eye of Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded.
Piloting the four