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Pilot Killed in Crash of F-22 Fighter Jet

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(Newser) – The pilot aboard an F-22 fighter jet that crashed near Edwards Air Force Base this morning was killed, the Los Angeles Times reports. The F-22 Raptor went down during a test mission, and it wasn't immediately clear if the 49-year-old pilot ejected; no word yet on the cause of the accident. President Obama is to decide by next month whether to buy more of the $140 million stealth jets from Lockheed Martin, notes Bloomberg.

“The timing isn’t great for the aircraft’s advocates, but I can’t imagine one crash being an effective argument against additional procurement,” said an analyst. “I can’t think of a modern-generation fighter that hasn’t crashed either in operational use or in testing.”

In this file photo from last year, a group of Air Force F-22 Raptors are prepared for flight.
In this file photo from last year, a group of Air Force F-22 Raptors are prepared for flight.   (AP Photo)
In this Aug. 8, 2007, file photo, four F-22 fighters fly over Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska.
In this Aug. 8, 2007, file photo, four F-22 fighters fly over Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo, FILE)
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Robert_Dada
Mar 25, 09 5:04 PM CDT
He was transported aboard the Enterprise as his jet was destroyed by a tractor beam. Oh wait - that was a Star Trek episode. Never mind. Reply
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roger3000
Mar 25, 09 9:22 PM CDT
Hope the pilot is OK please Lord. Reply
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Zackary
Mar 25, 09 10:26 PM CDT
He was unfortunately killed, as the title of the article indicates.
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Ryan
Mar 26, 09 12:10 AM CDT
lol
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proxieme2
Mar 25, 09 10:41 PM CDT
Perhaps Roger made that comment before the update. (The title first contained "missing" and is now contains "killed".) Reply
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