Massive alligator blocks plane at Air Force base in Florida

By Oliver Browning,

10 days ago

A massive alligator appeared to halt a flight at an Air Force base in Florida when it was spotted underneath a plane .

Footage shows officials attempting to wrangle the reptile on the tarmac at MacDill Air Force Base, south of Tampa , on Monday 22 April.

Pictures and videos shared on social media also showed the nearly 10ft-long gator lounging near the wheels of a parked plane.

“Our newest toothy Airman has been relocated to a more suitable environment off base,” MacDill Air Force Base wrote, poking fun at the incident.

The alligator was relocated to the Hillsborough River.

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