F-22 dropped
Fragments of the American fighter of the fifth generation F-22 found, according to the website of the US Air Force Base Elmendorf-Richardson (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson), to which the aircraft was attributed.
As previously reported, the connection with the aircraft was lost on Tuesday at 19.40 local time (7.40 Moscow time) during the execution of a fighter usual training flight.
The search for the pilot continues. Currently, the search team is scouring an area about 100 miles north of the city of Anchorage (Alaska).
The command of the US Air Force does not lose hope that the military pilot managed to survive. Pilots undergo special training to learn to survive in the cold, in the woods, mountains and sparsely populated areas. The minimum of medicines, food and items required in such circumstances is included in the kit, which is located in the ejection chair.
“All our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the missing pilot, and we are grateful to all Alaskans for any support and help they provide to rescuers when searching for a pilot. Finding it is our first priority, ”said the commander of the third US Air Force wing at Elmendorf-Richardson airbase, Colonel Jack Mc Mullen.
The name of the pilot is not disclosed until his position is finally clarified.
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