F-22 mishap leave no serious injuries

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Mar 22 2022 Daniel Sharp

A malfunction caused damage to a $125 million aircraft today. An F-22, belonging to the 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron, veered off the runway and eventually came to a stop.

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A malfunction caused damage to a $125 million
aircraft today. An F-22, belonging to the 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron, veered off the runway and eventually came to a stop.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">F-22 accident at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Landing gear was said to have collapsed. No serious injuries reported. <a href="https://t.co/93SpY3a7IZ">pic.twitter.com/93SpY3a7IZ</a></p>— Pop Smoke Media (@PopSmokeMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/PopSmokeMedia/status/1506385915509452812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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The extent of the damage is unknown at this time. Witnesses state the pilot did not appear to be injured, but was taken to a nearby medical facility as a precaution.

It is also unknown if the aircraft carried any live munitions at the time of the accident.

The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor was introduced in 2005. The single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft was produced for the United States Air Force.