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F-22 accident report released
Aug 09, 2013 - A chafed electrical wire, which arced and led to an internal fire, caused an F-22A Raptor to crash at Tyndall Air Force Base on November 15, 2012, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released today. [Read more...]
Tyndall resumes F-22 flying operations
Nov 19, 2012 - The 325th Fighter Wing resumed normal flight operations today as the Wing Commander, Col. David Graff, flew one of the first F-22 Raptor missions this morning at approximately 07:45 hrs. [Read more...]
F-22 crashes at Tyndall AFB
Nov 15, 2012 - An Air Force F-22 Raptor crashed near Florida's Highway 98 on Thursday at 15:30hrs local time. The pilot was able to eject safely and there were no injuries on the ground, the military said. [Read more...]
Air Force grounds F-22 Raptors
May 06, 2011 - The U.S. Air Force has grounded its fleet of F-22 Raptors, citing concerns over the aircraft’s oxygen system. [Read more...]
Raptor pilot confirmed killed in Alaska crash
Nov 20, 2010 - The U.S. Air Force confirmed on Friday that the F-22 Raptor pilot that crashed in Alaska earlier this week during a night time training mission perished in the accident. [Read more...]
F-22 crash site found, search for pilot continues
Nov 18, 2010 - Search-and-rescue aircraft have discovered the apparent wreckage of an Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. [Read more...]
USAF release F-22 accident report
Jul 31, 2009 - Air Force Materiel Command officials released an accident investigation report that determined that human factors associated with high gravitational forces caused the March 25 crash of an F-22 test aircraft 35 miles outside of Edwards AFB. [Read more...]
Edwards F-22 crashes, pilot killed
Mar 25, 2009 - An Air Force F-22 Raptor from Edwards Air Force Base crashed about 10.00h local time on March 25, approximately 35 miles northeast of the base claiming the life of an Lockheed Martin test pilot. [Read more...]
Langley officials fight to keep F-22s from being damaged
Apr 09, 2008 - The Air Force's newest and most technologically advanced fighter, the F-22 Raptor, is under attack. [Read more...]
Lose the "Cold War" jet label
Nov 14, 2007 - Anyone stating that the F-22 is a "cold war" aircraft and is not needed for the defense of the United States is doing so at the risk of their own credibility. [Read more...]
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