Raptor Tests Suspended After Crash
Published: Wed Dec 22nd, 2004Source: www.washingtonpost.com
The Air Force suspended testing of its Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor fighter jets yesterday, a day after one of the stealth aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The pilot, who was conducting a training mission, ejected safely and was unharmed in the crash near Las Vegas on Monday afternoon, according to Air Force officials. It marked the first loss of a non-prototype version of the F/A-22 Raptor, designed to replace the F-15 as the nation's most powerful air-to-air fighter, according to Air Force and industry officials.
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