A $140 million Air Force F-22 Fighter Jet crashed Wed. March 25, 2009 near Edwards Air Force Base in California.  Test pilot David Cooley (49) died when the F-22 Fighter Jet crashed northeast of the base. Cooley was a 21 year veteran of the Air Force.  The F-22 Fighter Jet was assigned to the 411th Flight Test Squadron of Edwards’ 412th Test Wing.  The nature of the test mission was not known at the time of the crash.

Flightline Fabrications thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Cooley’s family and friends.