ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Searchers today discovered what is believed to be the wreckage of an Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet that went missing Tuesday night on a training mission from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
A rescue team was en route to the crash site to search for the pilot, according to a statement from the baseÂ’s public affairs office Wednesday.
Search efforts focused southeast of Cantwell on the edge of Denali National Park and Preserve, according to the Alaska Air National Guard, which is coordinating the effort. The search, through the Air GuardÂ’s Rescue Coordination Center, involves pararescuemen onboard HH-60 helicopters and an HC-130 plane. |