F-22 Photographs



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    An F/A-22 Raptor is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Grand Canyon National Park. The Air Warfare Center is playing a major role in the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation of the aircraft. [U.S. Air Force photo]
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    Senior Airman Michael Young (43rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit.), inspects an AIM-120 launcher in the main weapons bay of the F/A-22 Raptor at Tyndall AFB. [U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Albert Bosco]
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    A formation of 325th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagles and an F/A-22 Raptor fly above Panama City, Fla. The Raptor will eventually replace the F-15 Eagle in the Air Force inventory. [U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Ammons]
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    Maj. James Vogel goes through final instrument check procedures before a training mission over the Nevada test and training range here July 9. Major Vogel is an F/A-22 Raptor pilot from the 28th Test Squadron. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald]
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    F/A-22A Raptor #00-4014 assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron sits on the flightline at Nellis AFB, Nev. The Raptor is the newest fighter in the Air Force inventory. It is currently undergoing test and evaluation and is tentatively scheduled to be operational in late 2005. [U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Hackman]
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    F/A-22 Raptor #00-4013 flown by Maj. David Thole flies fingertip formation on a training mission June 23 alongside an F-16 Fighting Falcon flown by Maj. Alex Grynkewich. Major Thole is assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, and Major Grynkewich is from the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald]
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    An F/A-22 Raptor flown by Maj. David Thole breaks away after completing a training mission June 23 with an F-16 Fighting Falcon flown by Maj. Alex Grynkewich. Major Thole is assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, and Major Grynkewich is from the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group. [U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald]
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    An F/A-22 Raptor soars over the grounds of the U.S. Air Force academy in Colorado on June 1. This flight was flown by Lt. Col. Dawn Dunlop, an F/A-22 test pilot and 1988 academy graduate, in support of the Class of 2004's graduation parade. Colonel Dunlop and the Raptor are from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. [U. S. Air Force photo by Kevin Robertson]
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    F-22A Raptor #91-4006 soars over the grounds of the U.S. Air Force academy in Colorado on June 1. This flight was flown by Lt. Col. Dawn Dunlop, an F-22 test pilot and 1988 academy graduate, in support of the Class of 2004's graduation parade. Colonel Dunlop and the Raptor are from Edwards AFB, California. [USAF photo by Kevin Robertson]
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    An F/A-22 Raptor flies over the graduation parade at the U.S. Air Force academy on June 1. It was flown by Lt. Col. Dawn Dunlop, a graduate of the academy's Class of 1988. She is now a test pilot and squadron operations officer at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., with nearly 100 hours of flying time in the Raptor. [U.S. Air Force photo by Dave Armer]
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    The F/A-22 Raptor moves into operational testing, flying the first two-ship mission over Edwards on April 29. [U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin Robertson]
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    Tech. Sgt. Glenn Lesher performs preflight launch checks on F/A-22 Raptor #99-4011. The "OT" on the tail designates the Raptor as an operational test vehicle. An April 29 mission tested two Raptors for the first time in the sky over Edwards. Sergeant Lesher is a 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron crew chief. [USAF photo by Derk Blanset]
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    A Pratt and Whitney F119 engine runs in full afterburner during an engine test in the "hush house" at Tyndall AFB. The base is the first to receive upgrades to its engine test facilities, allowing maintainers to accommodate and test the F/A-22 Raptor's 35,000-pound thrust-class engine. [U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Albert Bosco]
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    A modified KC-135 Stratotanker sprays water on an F/A-22 during an airborne ice test over Edwards AFB. The Raptor was the first aircraft to use the 'rain and ice tanker' for testing. [U.S. Air Force photo by Derk Blanset]
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    Maj. Michael Hoepfner completes his checkout flight in Raptor No. 18 recently as the first local F/A-22 fighter pilot to finish his training at Tyndall AFB. [U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Carroll]