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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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
F-22 Raptor team receives AFMC award
Jun 10, 2009 - The F-22 Raptor Increment 3.1 Modification Team with the 412th Test Wing recently received the opportunity to represent the Air Force Materiel Command in the Air Force for the Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award. [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...]
EDO gets contract for F-22 Vertical Eject Launchers
Nov 28, 2007 - EDO Corp. has been awarded a $54.4 million contract from Lockheed Martin for continued production of its LAU-142/A AMRAAM Vertical Eject Launcher (AVEL) for the F-22 Raptor. [Read more...]
Holloman switch to F-22s proceeds
Sep 06, 2007 - Maj. John "Snag" Mihaly, one of the F-117A Nighthawk pilots stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, gave a presentation on the coming F-22A Raptor during the monthly meeting of the Republican Women of Otero County Wednesday. [Read more...]
Raptor ab initio pilots to train on F-16s
Mar 21, 2007 - The US Air Force is to modify its training program for the F-22A Raptor. Pilots who are in their very first stage of flight training will receive interim instruction on the F-16 Fighting Falcon. [Read more...]
F-22 Raptors to bring more sonic booms to New Mexico
Apr 21, 2006 - US Air Force officials at Holloman Air Force Base recently held a public forum regarding possible changes in the use of the airspace in the area if F-22 Raptor fighter jets are based there as planned. [Read more...]
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