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http://www.jber.af.m...sp?id=123231162

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11/17/2010 - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON -- An Air Force F-22 assigned to the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 p.m. Alaska time today while on a routine training mission.

A search is underway.

More information will be released as it becomes available.

http://www.flightglo...-22-raptor.html

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The US Air Force launched a search operation last night after one of its Lockheed Martin F-22 fighters failed to return to its base following a training mission.

“An air force F-22 assigned to the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40pm Alaska time today while on a routine training mission," the USAF says in a brief statement.

The service confirms that “a search is underway", and says: “more information will be released as it becomes available".

News of the missing Raptor comes just months after a C-17 strategic transport from the USAF's 3rd Wing crashed at Elmendorf-Richardson AFB, killing all four crew members.

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Did the pilot steal the a/c?? hehe..
That is such a loss, millions in cash, and the life of a pilot, which is priceless... (not as much as the a/c to the military)!!

[LA_PHX]

Doesn't sound too good.    If he ejected, I'm assuming they would know that be some sort of beacon?

huxen69, on Nov 17 2010, 09:09 AM, said:

Did the pilot steal the a/c?? hehe..!

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huxen69, on Nov 17 2010, 11:09 AM, said:

Did the pilot steal the a/c?? hehe..
That is such a loss, millions in cash, and the life of a pilot, which is priceless... (not as much as the a/c to the military)!!

You really think the military doesn't care as much for the pilot as they do for the plain?  

Don't know why everyone always has these assumptions. They're not that heartless.

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I guess its just logic, not that they shouldn't.

[FL050]

Well there goes $230 million dollars.  Hopefully the pilot is alive.

Edited by FL050, 17 November 2010 - 02:33 PM.

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There's still no sign of wreckage anywhere, which is strange..if this happened at night, a fire should have been obvious.

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hgtkifhieoplwoji, on Nov 17 2010, 02:09 PM, said:

There's still no sign of wreckage anywhere, which is strange..if this happened at night, a fire should have been obvious.

Chances are there wouldn't be a fire if it crashed into the sea.

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Anybody think the craft might have ended up in the water?  Hope for the best for the pilot!
Edit: LA BOS got to it before me  

Edited by Toby Werner, 17 November 2010 - 04:14 PM.

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LA_BOS, on Nov 17 2010, 03:12 PM, said:

Chances are there wouldn't be a fire if it crashed into the sea.

This crash happened in the middle of a wooded area in Alaska.

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FL050, on Nov 17 2010, 02:33 PM, said:

Well there goes $230 million dollars.  Hopefully the pilot is alive.

I'm sure the Air Force's investment in a fighter pilot might even rival that cost!

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hgtkifhieoplwoji, on Nov 17 2010, 04:13 PM, said:

This crash happened in the middle of a wooded area in Alaska.

Where are you getting that from?  You do know Alaska is surrounded by quite a bit of water, especially where the AFB is.

[SwitchFX]

I hope they find it. The bright side is that it didn't crash into a home.


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Falcon01, on Nov 17 2010, 10:03 AM, said:

You really think the military doesn't care as much for the pilot as they do for the plain?  

Don't know why everyone always has these assumptions. They're not that heartless.

I'm not sure about the plain, but I bet they'd be worried for the plane as well.

Toby Werner, on Nov 17 2010, 01:16 PM, said:

Where are you getting that from?  You do know Alaska is surrounded by quite a bit of water, especially where the AFB is.

Toby, I was thinking along the lines of "What the heck does he mean by 'This crash happened in the middle of a wooded area in Alaska.', Alaska is an all wooded area. Way to narrow it down, Nick."

Edited by SwitchFX, 17 November 2010 - 04:18 PM.

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Toby Werner, on Nov 17 2010, 03:16 PM, said:

Where are you getting that from?  You do know Alaska is surrounded by quite a bit of water, especially where the AFB is.

You do know Alaska is bigger than Texas, right?

http://www.foxnews.c...missing-alaska/

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A search and rescue mission is underway on an area near Alaska's Denali National Park.

http://en.wikipedia....rk_and_Preserve

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The search area is southest of Cantwell, on the east side of the national park and about 150 miles north of Anchorage.

http://en.wikipedia....antwell,_Alaska

Edited by hgtkifhieoplwoji, 17 November 2010 - 04:24 PM.

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hgtkifhieoplwoji, on Nov 17 2010, 06:09 PM, said:

There's still no sign of wreckage anywhere, which is strange..if this happened at night, a fire should have been obvious.

Actually it's quite the opposite. The most visible aspect from a fire at distance is it's smoke, and smoke is almost impossible to see at night especially if it's pitch-black.

Edited by Water_Boy, 17 November 2010 - 04:32 PM.

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hgtkifhieoplwoji, on Nov 17 2010, 04:24 PM, said:

You do know Alaska is bigger than Texas, right?

http://www.foxnews.c...missing-alaska/
http://en.wikipedia....rk_and_Preserve
http://en.wikipedia....antwell,_Alaska

The links in the OP never said where the plane lost contact, thanks for clearing up where the aicraft might supposedly have gone down.  And I got no idea why you threw Texas in here...of course Alaska is larger!

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Toby Werner, on Nov 17 2010, 03:33 PM, said:

The links in the OP never said where the plane lost contact, thanks for clearing up where the aicraft might supposedly have gone down.  And I got no idea why you threw Texas in here...of course Alaska is larger!

Well, he said 'Alaska has water all around it', which made me think the thought Alaska was some small piece of land.

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hgtkifhieoplwoji, on Nov 17 2010, 06:35 PM, said:

Well, he said 'Alaska has water all around it', which made me think the thought Alaska was some small piece of land.

Alaska is mainly surrounded by water. So is the continent of North America for that matter.

Edited by Water_Boy, 17 November 2010 - 04:39 PM.

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Water_Boy, on Nov 17 2010, 03:39 PM, said:

Alaska is mainly surrounded by water. So is the continent of North America for that matter.

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hgtkifhieoplwoji, on Nov 17 2010, 06:43 PM, said:

My point was that a land surrounded by water does nothing to suggest it's size.