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Eglin F-22 crashes; pilot safely ejects
An F-22 from that wing crashed on May 15; its pilot safely ejected and is in stable condition. (Samuel King/Air Force)
An F-22 Raptor from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida crashed Friday morning on the base’s test and training range, but its pilot is safe and in stable condition.
The pilot of the F-22 safely ejected, and was taken to the 96th Medical Group hospital at the base for evaluation and observation, Eglin said in a release. The pilot is in stable condition, but was not identified by Eglin.
The jet was from the 43rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 325th Fighter Wing that is now based at Eglin. The range where it crashed is about 12 miles northeast of Eglin’s main base.
Investigation: Pilot error, incorrect data caused F-22 to crash, skid on takeoff
The accident investigation board report concluded that pilot error was to blame for the April 13 crash at Naval Air Station Fallon.
The pilot was flying a routine training flight with the 33rd Fighter Wing when it crashed at 9:15 a.m., Eglin said in the release. First responders from the 96th Test Wing arrived at the scene, and an investigation is under way.
Eglin said there was no one else on board, and there was no loss of life or damage to civilian property.
This F-22 was not part of a formation flight that also took off from Eglin Friday morning, the base said. That formation flight included another F-22, an F-35 and a T-38, and flew over Dade County and Panama City.
The 325th is normally located at Tyndall, but moved some of its F-22 operations to Eglin after Hurricane Michael in 2018.
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Another source CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/15/politics/f-22-jet-crash-florida/index.html
Washington (CNN)A US F-22 stealth fighter jet crashed during a "routine training flight" in Florida Friday, the Air Force said in a statement.
The pilot who has not been named was able to eject from the aircraft safely and was transported to a local hospital on Eglin Air Force Base "for observation and evaluation," according to the Air Force.
"He is currently in stable condition," the statement said.
The crash took place on a training range 12 miles northeast of the base and the Air Force said "there was no loss of life or civilian property damage related to the accident."
The incident is under investigation.
The F-22 is considered one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world.
However the US military only has about 183 of the aircraft in its inventory, according to an Air Force fact sheet.
Each jet costs approximately $143 million and production of F-22s ceased in 2011 as the Pentagon focused instead on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Given the limited number of F-22s in the military's inventory, the loss of a jet in a crash will have a significant impact.
Several F-22s stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida were damaged during Hurricane Michael in 2018.
Many of the jets were moved to Eglin due to the extensive damage Tyndall suffered during that storm.
An F-22 from that wing crashed on May 15; its pilot safely ejected and is in stable condition. (Samuel King/Air Force)
An F-22 Raptor from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida crashed Friday morning on the base’s test and training range, but its pilot is safe and in stable condition.
The pilot of the F-22 safely ejected, and was taken to the 96th Medical Group hospital at the base for evaluation and observation, Eglin said in a release. The pilot is in stable condition, but was not identified by Eglin.
The jet was from the 43rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 325th Fighter Wing that is now based at Eglin. The range where it crashed is about 12 miles northeast of Eglin’s main base.
Investigation: Pilot error, incorrect data caused F-22 to crash, skid on takeoff
The accident investigation board report concluded that pilot error was to blame for the April 13 crash at Naval Air Station Fallon.
The pilot was flying a routine training flight with the 33rd Fighter Wing when it crashed at 9:15 a.m., Eglin said in the release. First responders from the 96th Test Wing arrived at the scene, and an investigation is under way.
Eglin said there was no one else on board, and there was no loss of life or damage to civilian property.
This F-22 was not part of a formation flight that also took off from Eglin Friday morning, the base said. That formation flight included another F-22, an F-35 and a T-38, and flew over Dade County and Panama City.
The 325th is normally located at Tyndall, but moved some of its F-22 operations to Eglin after Hurricane Michael in 2018.
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Another source CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/15/politics/f-22-jet-crash-florida/index.html
Washington (CNN)A US F-22 stealth fighter jet crashed during a "routine training flight" in Florida Friday, the Air Force said in a statement.
The pilot who has not been named was able to eject from the aircraft safely and was transported to a local hospital on Eglin Air Force Base "for observation and evaluation," according to the Air Force.
"He is currently in stable condition," the statement said.
The crash took place on a training range 12 miles northeast of the base and the Air Force said "there was no loss of life or civilian property damage related to the accident."
The incident is under investigation.
The F-22 is considered one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world.
However the US military only has about 183 of the aircraft in its inventory, according to an Air Force fact sheet.
Each jet costs approximately $143 million and production of F-22s ceased in 2011 as the Pentagon focused instead on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Given the limited number of F-22s in the military's inventory, the loss of a jet in a crash will have a significant impact.
Several F-22s stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida were damaged during Hurricane Michael in 2018.
Many of the jets were moved to Eglin due to the extensive damage Tyndall suffered during that storm.
