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Soesterberg_Spotter
03-25-2009, 17:14
Fighter jet crashes in US desert

A state-of-the-art US air force F-22 fighter has crashed in the desert in southern California, the Pentagon says.

The fate of the pilot was not immediately known after the plane, which was on a test mission, came down near Edwards Air Force Base.

The US air force website lists the F-22 Raptor, which is made by Lockheed Martin, as its newest fighter.

The air force said the jet would have "better reliability and maintainability than any fighter aircraft in history".

The F-22 crashed at about 1000 local time (1700 GMT), officials said.
Rescue teams were reported to be on their way to the crash site.

The $140m (£96m), supersonic F-22 is a so-called fifth generation jet, and arguably the world's most sophisticated fighter.

The air force said the crash was the second involving an F-22.

"The first one was during the aircraft's test and evaluation period in December 2004 also at Edwards, during which the pilot ejected safely," a statement said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7964577.stm

Hope that the pilot got out!!
SUBS17
03-25-2009, 23:34
Pilot is dead according to this.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090326/ap_on_re_us/f22_crash
Maple
03-25-2009, 23:50
af.mil confirms death... RIP.....
MichaelH
03-26-2009, 00:19
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all-fired-up
03-26-2009, 01:18
Pilot died :( http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-crash26-2009mar26,0,5611835.story
Emohawk
03-26-2009, 07:49
Rest in peace :(
Redstormer
03-26-2009, 09:32
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3rdELTy
03-26-2009, 13:16
"We toast our hearty comrades who have fallen from the skies,
And were gently caught by God's own hands to be with him on high,
To dwell among the soaring clouds they have known so well before,
From victory roll to tail chase, at heaven's very door.
And as we fly among them, we're sure to hear their plea,
Take care, my friend, watch your six, and do one more roll for me."
grab
03-26-2009, 23:44
Sad days around Edwards, test is a dangerous business but we don't lose many pilots, its always a shock.
NC99
04-01-2009, 21:45
Sad days around Edwards, test is a dangerous business but we don't lose many pilots, its always a shock.
It was pretty sad down here in Palmdale as well. :/ A lot of people knew him from his F-117 days.

I actually crewed the last jet Dave flew out of Palmdale.

RIP Cools.
verana_ss
04-02-2009, 00:20
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Richyboy3
04-23-2009, 15:11
So sad to see a guy with such flying talent pass away.
NideCume73
10-13-2009, 02:24
A B-25 crashed near Sallisaw, OK in 1944. In a remote area that it was a day later that the Army was notified. One eye witness who saw the plane crash, says it was struck by lighting and crashed near a mountain side. Home base of the bomber is Las Vegas going to Memphis.

Anyone have any more info on this???

Thanks, Curtis