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Air Force

Air Force Probing F-22 Mishap In Nevada

By Marc Selinger

Friday, April 20th, 2018

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Air Force Probing F-22 Mishap In Nevada

An Air Force F-22 Raptor. Photo: Air Force.

The U.S. Air Force is investigating why an F-22 Raptor skidded to a stop on the runway at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada shortly after takeoff last week.The Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built F-22, which is assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Alaska, was at Fallon to participate in a training exercise with the Navy, said Master Sgt. Joshua Jasper, a JBER spokesman. The pilot exited the plane “safely" during the April 13 incident. Jasper said it is…

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