Alaska military base says F-22 ($355 million dollars) fighter overdue

[unhappycamper]

Alaska military base says F-22 fighter overdue
The Associated Press
Wednesday, November 17, 2010; 3:44 AM

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.

[saigon68]

1. OOPs

[old mark]

2. Sounds like a lousy place to crash an aircraft - not much chance for survival

in the ocean or the mountains...

I hope that pilot is very lucky...


mark

[sadbear]

3. Like a library book?

[JVS]

4. maybe he defected

[PacerLJ35]

5. Aircraft wreckage site was found, search underway for the pilot

Hope they find him or her soon. This is not a good time of the year to punch out of an airplane in Alaska.