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Alaska military base says F-22 fighter overdue
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A spokeswoman for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson says an F-22 fighter jet based at the military facility near Anchorage is overdue.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. She says a search is under way. Jones declined to identify the pilot, but says the aircraft is assigned to Elmendorf's 3rd Wing. Hate to have to say this, but there are a lot of tall mountains near Elmendorf. With no radio communications from the pilot indicating a problem, it's likely he flew into one. Sad. UPDATE:A search is under way northeast of Cantwell for an overdue Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson that went missing Tuesday night. Searchers are focusing northeast of Cantwell, which was the last known location for the aircraft, according to the statement. The search is being coordinated by the Alaska Air National Guard Rescue Coordination Center, and involves HH-60 helicopters and an HC-130 plane. Posted by: Steve 2010-11-17 |
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