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Eli Clark, Lockheed Martin F-22 strategic mission planner and Victor Sanchez Jr., Lockheed Martin F-22 field support engineer, present Lt. Col. Ryan Pelkola, 302d FS director of operations, with a plaque on August 7th, 2021 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Pelkola is the first F-22 Raptor pilot to accomplish 2,000 flight hours. [USAF photo by SSgt. Melissa Estevez]
First to Fly 2,000 Hours in F-22 Raptor
Lt. Col. Ryan Pelkola, 302d Fighter Squadron director of operations, became the first pilot to reach the 2,000 flight hour achievement in the F-22 Raptor, August 7, 2021.
USAF F-22A block 10 no. 01-4022 from the 43rd FS sits on the flight line at MacDill AFB in Tampa on May 17th, 2006. [USAF photo by SrA. Jason Robertson]
F-22 Crashed at Eglin AFB, Florida
An F-22 of the 43rd Fighter Squadron from Eglin AFB, Florida was lost on Friday, May 15, 2020 at about 9:15 am local time. Pilot reported to have ejected safely.
Maj. Paul 'Loco' Lopez, F-22 Demo Team commander/pilot, flies above the US Navy Blue Angels during an iconic formation in Beaufort on April 25th, 2019. This hour-long historic flight featured two of the world's premier aerial demonstration teams. [USAF photo by 2nd Lt. Samuel Eckholm]
F-22 Raptor makes historic flight with Blue Angels
In a historic moment for aviation, the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team flew alongside the U.S. Navy Blue Angels in a rare formation over the skies of Beaufort, South Carolina, April 25.
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