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A U.S. Air Force instructor pilot assigned to the 43rd Fighter Squadron, conducts F-22 Raptor start-up procedures at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 1, 2022. Since the Raptor is a single-seat aircraft, instructor pilots fly alongside students during aerial missions after the student has become proficient in a simulator. The Air Force altered the photo for security purposes by blurring out identification patches. (Airman 1st Class Tiffany Price/Air Force)

Air Force wants to send Tyndall’s F-22 jets to the boneyard

The jets and their crews have been in limbo since Hurricane Michael hit the base in 2018.

By Rachel S. Cohen

8 months ago

Photos of the wreckage of an F-22 Raptor fighter jet that crashed on May 15, 2020, were included in an Air Force investigation report obtained by Air Force Times via the Freedom of Information Act. (Air Force)

Human error, tech glitches and tape caused May 2020 F-22 crash

The Air Force declined to say whether anyone was disciplined for the incident.

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

Pilot lost control of wobbling F-22 that spiraled to the ground in secretive crash last year

In the confusing aftermath of the crash, F-22 and F-35 fighter jets almost collided in midair as well.

By Rachel S. Cohen

14 months ago

Air Force eyes Langley-Eustis as new F-22 training home

The 43rd Fighter Squadron has been at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida since Hurricane Michael wrecked its former home at nearby Tyndall Air Force Base.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

The F-22 is back at Tyndall Air Force Base — well, kind of

Who knows whether the F-22 will permanently return to Tyndall AFB, but the Raptor will be coming back periodically to get its stealth coating fixed up.

By Valerie Insinna

4 years ago

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