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A F-22 Raptor makes one final pass before returning to Edwards Air Force Base, California, on March 1ST, 1999, to undergo further testing as part of the F-22 Combined Test Force including Lockheed, Boeing and Pratt and Whitney

US Air Force and contract maintainers with the F-22 Raptor Combined Test Force at Edwards Air Force Base, California, stand by as a F-22 pilot prepares for a test flight on March 1ST, 1999

Aerial as US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Dave Rose, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), pilots the Air Force's new F/A-22 Raptor for a fly-by at the First Flight Centennial Celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (NC)

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Joseph Chew, F-22 dedicated Crew CHIEF, walks ahead of his F-22 Raptor as it's towed for an early morning test flight on March 1ST, 1999, at the F-22 Combined Test Force Facility, Edwards Air Force Base, California

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Derrick Turner, Avionics Supervisor for the Combined Test Force located Edwards Air Force Base, California, tests electronic equipment on March 1ST, 1999, in the cockpit of Raptor Number 2

A US Air Force (USAF) F/A-22 Raptor, flown by USAF Major (MAJ) David Thole, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), breaks away after completing a training mission with a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, flown by MAJ Alex Grynkewich, 53rd Test and Evaluation Group (TEG), Nellis AFB, NV

A US Air Force (USAF) F/A-22 Raptor, flown by USAF Major (MAJ) David Thole, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), heads out to the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) for an operational test mission

The US Air Force (USAF) F/A-22 Raptor, flown by USAF Major (MAJ) David Thole, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), heads out to the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) for an operational test mission

The US Air Force (USAF) FA-/22 Raptor assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) sits ominously on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), as Major (MAJ) Michael Hernandez, a Raptor pilot discusses pre-flight operations with SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) James Douglass, a Raptor Crew CHIEF

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dave Nelson, F-22 Raptor test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, California, dons flight gear to prepare for a test flight on March 1ST, 1999, as part of the F-22 Combined Test Force including Lockheed, Boeing and Pratt and Whitney

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Edwards Air Force Base

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew Dunaway Ii, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF). The result of the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, the aircraft was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but also with ground attack, electronic warfare, and signal intelligence capabilities. The prime contractor, Lockheed Martin, built most of the F-22's airframe and weapons systems and conducted final assembly, while Boeing provided the wings, aft fuselage, avionics integration, and training systems. USAF officials consider the F-22 a critical component of the service's tactical air power. Its combination of stealth, aerodynamic performance, and situational awareness enable unprecedented air combat capabilities and originally planned to buy a total of 750 aircrafts, but in 2009, the program was cut to 187 operational production aircraft due to high costs, a lack of clear air-to-air missions due to delays in Russian and Chinese fighter programs, a ban on exports, and development of the more versatile F-35. The last F-22 was delivered in 2012.

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