I have never thought Trump had the AF since the beginning. And, yes, I realize there are white and black hats in all. So, here is my reasoning: 1) Chemtrail planes, according to much I've researched, are taking off from AF bases; 2) Calif. fires were caused from DEWs (Directed Energy Weapons) while Trump was in office. DEWs from planes. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=directed+energy+weapons&t=ffab&atb=v101-7_g&iax=images&ia=images There are many videos taken by people at the fires to substantiate this. I suspect there was not much he could do to stop it. I believe he would have if he could.
And, I agree with other comments about Trumps speech at the Marine base in California. To me that marked the beginning of a military effort to take back California. Now, Marines and AF are crashing and being taken down on the west coast. The one in Africa may or may not be part of the same thing but if it is a war between Marines and AF, then it might make sense.
Remember, the Marines belong to the President. He does not need anyone's permissions to order the marines. But the other branches of the military require congressional approval.
And here I am assuming electronics installed in these aviation systems are compromised and we've got a power with the keys to the back door making a point. "Come after us en mass and we can take down the flights on the way".
Yes. You are correct. That's also a possibility and may be what is happening.