Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A plane crashes

An air force's very good F-22 fighter jet crashed today in a Calfornia desert. This crash killed a test pilot. The jet crashed at about 10 am 35 miles northeast of the Air Force Base. The pilot was David Cooley. He is 49 years old. He's also a 21 year Air Force veteran and joined Lockhead Martin in 2003.There are not really any details about this accident. They also don't know if Cooley attempted to eject from the plane. The first responders transported Cooley from the crash scene to Victor Valley Community Hospital which is in Victorville. This is where he was pronounced dead. Cooley was part of a team of company and Air Force pilots who conduct F-22 testing. A board of officers is investigating the crash. The Air Force told people to stay away from the site because there could be dangerous materials may have been released. The radar evading F-22s each cost $140 million and are designed for air. The warplanes can carry air to air missiles. These jets are also capable of ground attack as well. F-22s were grounded for two weeks after one crashed at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada in December 2004. The U.S. is committed to 183 F-22s, down from the original plan laid out in the 1980s to build 750. Lockheed Martin says there are 95,000 jobs at 1,000 companies connected to the F-22.

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