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Another $418 Million Dollar Fighter Jet Crash - Pilot Ejected Safely
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/fighter-jet-crashes-tyndall-air-force-base_n_2141327.htmlFighter Jet Crashes Near Florida's Tyndall Air Force Base
11/15/12 06:46 PM ET EST AP
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- An Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet crashed near a Florida Panhandle highway Thursday, but the pilot was able to eject safely and there were no injuries on the ground, the military said.
The single-seat stealth fighter, part of a program that has been plagued with problems, went down Thursday afternoon near Tyndall Air Force Base, just south of Panama City on The Gulf of Mexico. The pilot received medical treatment and a section of Highway 98 that runs through the base was closed as rescuers responded.
The crash was on Tyndall land and no one on the ground was hurt, said Air Force Sgt. Rachelle Elsea, a spokeswoman for the base where F-22 pilots train.
The Air Force said the plane went down in a wooded area near the highway.
