U.S. commander: F-22 was shot down

[---RequieM]

While we're on the subject of F-22 problems...

In wargames with F-22 an RAF Typhoon achieved a long-range lock on an F-22, the Raptors all run home back to base and said they were "unstealthy" at the time and F-22 wern't used again in the mock-fights... unlike the above story this is genuinely true and the man who leaked the news was latter gagged(metaphorically) by his commanders

 

[gambit]

While we're on the subject of F-22 problems...

In wargames with F-22 an RAF Typhoon achieved a long-range lock on an F-22, the Raptors all run home back to base and said they were "unstealthy" at the time and F-22 wern't used again in the mock-fights... unlike the above story this is genuinely true and the man who leaked the news was latter gagged(metaphorically) by his commanders

Source? The RAF would certainly toot the horn about this.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

This is a feel the might moment

 

[ptldM3]

This is a feel the might moment

Indeed feel the might of dishonest and incompetent journalism.

 

[---RequieM]

Source? The RAF would certainly toot the horn about this.

OK, upon review this is perhaps another untrustworthy souce, it's listed in my notes but I didn't look 2 lines down and see "IAPR, 2006" who IIRC have a history for talking rubbish

""international AIR POWER REVIEW" - year 2006, issue 20, page 45. - ISNB: 1-880588-91-9 (casebound) or ISBN: 1473-9917.

"more recently, there have been repeated reports that two RAF Typhoons deployed to the USA for OEU trails work have been flying against the F-22 at NAS China Lake, and have peformed better than was expected. There was little suprise that Typhoon, with its world-class agility and high off-boresight missile capability was able to dominate "Within Visual Range" flight, but the aircraft did cause a suprise by getting a radar lock on the F22 at a suprisingly long range. The F-22s cried off, claiming that they were "unstealthed" anyway, although the next day´s scheduled two vs. two BWR engagement was canceled, and "the USAF decided they didn´t want to play any more .""