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USAF F-22A block 10 no. 00-4014 seen here at the Aviation Nation 2004 Air Show at Nellis AFB. The plane crashed the following month. [Photo by J. Douglas Scroggins]
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USAF F-22A block 10 no. 00-4014 seen here at the Aviation Nation 2004 Air Show at Nellis AFB. The plane crashed the following month. [Photo by J. Douglas Scroggins]
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Lt. Col. Michael Schaner, Virginia ANG (192nd FW) F-22 pilot, shuts down his jet after completing 1,000 flight hours at Joint Base Langley-Eustis on December 7th, 2013. Schaner is the first ANG aviator and one of only three in the military to fly 1,000 hours in an F-22. [ANG photo by MSgt. Carlos J. Claudio]
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Lt. Col. Michael Schaner, Virginia ANG (192nd FW) F-22 pilot, receives a special plaque at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, December 7th, 2013. Schaner is the first ANG aviator and one of only three in the military to fly 1,000 hours in an F-22. [ANG photo by MSgt. Carlos J. Claudio]
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Raptor 01 (#91-4001) arrives at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, California on February 5, 1998 on board a C-5 Galaxy from Westover ARB, Massachusetts. The F-22 was partially disassembled for the flight. [Lockheed photo]
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F-22 Block 1 avionics software is delivered for installation in the Boeing 757 Flying Test Bed on November 25, 1998. [Lockheed photo]
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Boeing begins testing the F-22 Block 1 avionics software package aboard the 757 Flying Test Bed on March 11, 1999. [Lockheed photo]
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F-22A #91-4001 on November 2, 2000 at Wright-Patterson AFB where the aircraft will undergo live-fire testing. [Lockheed photo]
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Raptor 04 (91-4004) is ferried to Eglin AFB, Florida for extreme temperature and environmental condition testing at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory. Seen here on May 28, 2002. [Lockheed photo]
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Dubbed The Spirit of America, the first F-22 is publicly unveiled in ceremonies at Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems in Marietta on April 9, 1997. During the ceremony, the fighter is given its official nickname—Raptor. Click on the image to see it full frame. [Lockheed photo by John Rossino]
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F-22A #91-4005 as Lockheed Martin test pilot James Brown fires the F-22 M61A2 Gatling-type gun in flight for the first time on February 22, 2003. [Lockheed photo by Kevin Robertson]
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The Maloney’s Pony artwork is displayed on the body of F-22A #09-4174 at Langley AFB, Virginia, June 24, 2011. The artwork was painted on the Raptor in honor of Major Thomas E. Maloney, the 27th Fighter Squadron’s highest scoring Ace of World War II. [USAF photo by Airman 1st Class Teresa Cleveland]
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USAF F-22A block 30 no. 05-4107 from the 95th FS is parked on the flightline at Lakeland AP during the Sun 'n Fun airshow on April 5th, 2014. This aircraft and another F-22A were part of the 'Raptor Demonstration Team'. [Photo by Amullis]
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USAF F-22A block 30 no. 05-4099 from the 95th FS is parked on the flightline at Lakeland AP during the Sun 'n Fun airshow on April 5th, 2014. This aircraft and another F-22A were part of the 'Raptor Demonstration Team'. [Photo by Amullis]
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Major Daniel "Magic" Lee, 43rd FS instructor pilot, stands in front of the F-22 Raptor, which he reached his 1,000th hour of flight time in, on July 8, 2014. He is currently only the fifth person in Air Force history to achieve this milestone. [USAF photo by A1C Dustin Mullen]