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RAF Typhoons stop over in Bermuda on way to US

Sékou Hendrickson
Updated: Jan 13, 2022 04:34 PM
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Eurofighter Typhoon jets with the Royal Air Force make a pit stop at Bermuda for fuel and rest (Photograph by Mark Bean)

Royal Air Force fighter jets stopped over in Bermuda for fuel and rest on their way to a training exercise in the US.

The Eurofighter Typhoons touched down at the airport on Tuesday night and flew out yesterday to take part in Exercise Red Flag, a training exercise at the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

British fighters have been known to stop in Bermuda for fuel and an overnight stay en route to the annual exercise.

Another group of jets touched down earlier this week and a final flight landed last night and is expected to leave this morning.

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engined jet capable of flying at 2,125km/h, or twice the speed of sound, and has a wingspan of about 36 feet.

The 52ft-long jet is equipped with a Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon and is designed to use six different types of bombs and an array of air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles.

Eurofighter Typhoons are also used by Spain, Italy, Germany and several Middle Eastern countries.

Eurofighter Typhoon jets with the Royal Air Force make a pit stop at Bermuda for fuel and rest (Photograph by Mark Bean)
A Eurofighter Typhoon jet, left, with the Royal Air Force make a pit stop at Bermuda for fuel and rest. Also pictured is a Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules with the US Air Force (Photograph by Mark Bean)
Eurofighter Typhoon jets with the Royal Air Force make a pit stop at Bermuda for fuel and rest (Photograph by Mark Bean)
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Published January 13, 2022 at 12:44 pm (Updated January 13, 2022 at 4:34 pm)

RAF Typhoons stop over in Bermuda on way to US
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