Swarm of bees grounds Air Force’s most advanced jet

By Kelly Cohen

Published August 12, 2016 5:19pm ET

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Swarm of bees grounds Air Force’s most advanced jet — The F-22 Raptor, the most advanced fighter jet in the world, was temporarily grounded on June 11 after nearly 20,000 bees were found on its exhaust nozzle. (AP Photo) | Mindaugas Kulbis

A huge swarm of honey bees took down an unlikely victim this summer — the U.S. Air Force’s most advanced fighter jet.

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