News Archive

October 2002


28 October 2002 Officials identify F-16 pilot
Officials have identified the F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot killed in an Oct. 25 midair crash as 1st Lt. Jorma D. Huhtala. ...
27 October 2002 Pilot still missing after F-16's collide during training mission in Utah
A search continues for a missing Air Force pilot whose F-16 crashed yesterday in the Utah desert.Another pilot ejected before the collision and landed safely. The Air Force says he was treated for minor injuries and released....
26 October 2002 Two F-16 Jets collide
Two F-16 fighter jets collided Friday in the desert west of a training base. One pilot reportedly survived and the condition of the other was not known....
25 October 2002 Two F-16s collide in Utah during training mission
Two F-16s from the 388th Fighter Wing crashed over the Utah Test and Training Range at approximately 14.45h local time Friday....
15 October 2002 Lockheed Martin delivers first F/A-22 for initial operational testing
Lockheed Martin has officially delivered the first production F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter to the U.S. Air Force. The formal acceptance documents for the aircraft were signed at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company facility here on October 23....
08 October 2002 F/A-22 Raptor 08 readied for dedicated initial Operational Test & Evaluation
As a scheduled part of the F/A-22 program's ongoing developmental efforts, Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the modification and upgrade effort necessary for Raptor 08 to begin Dedicated Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (DIOT&E)....
04 October 2002 Cracked turbine blade responsible for F-16 crash
Air Force investigators have determined a fatigue crack in a high-pressure turbine blade led to the catastrophic engine failure that resulted in the crash of an F-16 Fighting Falcon. ...
03 October 2002 First flight of Raptor 11
Raptor 11, the first F/A-22 Production Representative Test Vehicle (PRTV) to fly, conducted its maiden flight on September 16, 2002, from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, GA. ...