Pilot Ejects Before Stealth Fighter Crashes at Air Force Base in Nevada
The Associated Press
Published: Dec 20, 2004
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The pilot of a stealth fighter managed to eject Monday afternoon shortly before the plane crashed at Nellis Air Force Base.
The pilot was taken to a nearby hospital, Air Force officials said. No name or condition were unavailable.
A huge plume of black smoke could be seen near one of the runways on the base near Las Vegas after the Raptor F/A-22 went down.
The aircraft, considered the Air Force's premier fighter, was assigned to the 422 Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis. The accident was under investigation.
Monday's was the second crash involving a fighter in about six weeks at Nellis. An F-18 went down Nov. 9 about 15 miles north of the base. The pilot of that aircraft also managed to eject.
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Is this the seecond one of the F-22 that crashed and do you guys think this will set the production date back a little?
I think the crash will affect the production date, but who knows.......
The Associated Press
Published: Dec 20, 2004
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The pilot of a stealth fighter managed to eject Monday afternoon shortly before the plane crashed at Nellis Air Force Base.
The pilot was taken to a nearby hospital, Air Force officials said. No name or condition were unavailable.
A huge plume of black smoke could be seen near one of the runways on the base near Las Vegas after the Raptor F/A-22 went down.
The aircraft, considered the Air Force's premier fighter, was assigned to the 422 Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis. The accident was under investigation.
Monday's was the second crash involving a fighter in about six weeks at Nellis. An F-18 went down Nov. 9 about 15 miles north of the base. The pilot of that aircraft also managed to eject.
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Is this the seecond one of the F-22 that crashed and do you guys think this will set the production date back a little?
I think the crash will affect the production date, but who knows.......