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[Dallas]

Search for missing F-22 focused near Cantwell

ANCHORAGE, Alaska —
The search for a missing F-22 fighter jet based out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has resumed Wednesday, with a focus on an area near Cantwell.
Spokeswoman Corinna Jones said Tuesday night that the jet, with one pilot aboard, was on a training mission out of the base and lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 p.m. Alaska time.

“Right now, our top priority is to try to bring the pilot home safely,” said Col. Jack McMullen, 3rd Wing commander, in a release. “We will continue to search until we find our pilot. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of this missing Airman.”

Jones says a search is under way. She declined to identify the pilot, but says the aircraft is assigned to Elmendorf's 3rd Wing.



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All kidding aside, I hope the pilot is safe.


I couldn't stop thinking about this when I heard the news....



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[BrAinPaiNt]

Well there were some really heavy winds last night and I heard a large bang in the woods behind my place last night.

Might have to go over the hill and take a look.:

 

[Dallas]

Well there were some really heavy winds last night and I heard a large bang in the woods behind my place last night.

Might have to go over the hill and take a look.:

Your honey bucket fell over?



Honey bucket......Not very "honey" is it Paint?

 

[YosemiteSam]

Well there were some really heavy winds last night and I heard a large bang in the woods behind my place last night.

Might have to go over the hill and take a look.:

That was just another mining accident. :laugh2:

 

[burmafrd]

More than likely the dink was careless or showing off. usually what happens. fighter jocks have large brass ones but very small brains.

 

[YosemiteSam]

More than likely the dink was careless or showing off. usually what happens. fighter jocks have large brass ones but very small brains.

Eh? First off the pilot was the only person in the plane, so showing off was VERY unlikely. Second, the military doesn't let idiots fly their F-22s, especially at over $150M a pop. Not sure where you are getting your information.

 

[Yeagermeister]

No officer I have no idea how that got in my backyard under a camo net

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Your honey bucket fell over?



Honey bucket......Not very "honey" is it Paint?

We have indoor plumbing in my neck of the woods...this is not alaska. :

Although our bathroom does not in any way smell like honey.

 

[burmafrd]

I have met more than a few fighter pilots over they years NYC. And a lot of them especially the younger ones are exactly as I have described them.

 

[Dallas]

**UPDATE**


ANCHORAGE, Alaska —

The Air Force says they have found the apparent wreckage of the F-22 that went missing Tuesday night.

A rescue team is being deployed to the area approximately 100 miles north of Anchorage.

The jet, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, was on a training mission when it lost contact with air traffic control Tuesday night. The plane carries one pilot.

The Air Force says they are still searching for the pilot but are not sure if he ejected or is in the wreckage. They did say the pilot has gone through Arctic survival training.

The Alaska Air National Guard led the search effort, using three helicopters and a cargo plane. In a news release, the guard says the F-22 was flying with another fighter, which also lost contact with it.

Spokeswoman Corinna Jones said Tuesday night that the jet, with one pilot aboard, was on a training mission out of the base and lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 p.m. Alaska time.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of this missing Airman, and we thank all Alaskans for their continued support and prayers during this trying time,” said Col. Jack McMullen, 3rd Wing commander, in a release. “Finding the missing pilot is our top priority.”

Jones says a search is under way. She declined to identify the pilot, but says the aircraft is assigned to Elmendorf's 3rd Wing.
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