Aviation Specials — F-22 Raptor (2017)

Serial Batch Notes

91-4001

91-4002

91-4003

91-4004

91-4005

91-4006

91-4007

91-4008

91-4009

EMD GF-22 BDR, Hill AFB

GF-22 ground inst, Tyndall

USAF Museum, Dayton

withdrawn from use

GF-22 ground inst, Langley

w/o Mar 25, 2009

99-4010

99-4011

00-4012

00-4013

00-4014

00-4015

00-4016

00-4017

PRTV

w/o Nov 15, 2012

w/o Dec 20, 2004

01-4018

01-4019

01-4020

01-4021

01-4022

01-4023

01-4024

01-4025

01-4026

01-4027

LRIP Block 1

02-4028 — 02-4040

03-4041 — 03-4061

04-4062 — 04-4083

05-4084 — 05-4107

06-4108 — 06-4130 06-4125 w/o Nov 16, 2010

07-4131 — 07-4151

08-4152 — 08-4171

09-4172 — 09-4191

10-4192 — 10-4195

F22 PRODUCTION LIST (ALL ACTIVE EXCEPT THOSE MENTIONED)

on increased maintenance manpower,

equipment and supplies necessary

to sustain combat operations, the

requirement stands at eight C-17s

to deploy a single F-22A squadron,

although the advent of the Rapid

Raptor deployment concept is starting

to amend that basis.

EMPLOYING THE RAPTOR

With the USAF having now

consolidated its Raptors at four main

operational Wings, the community

has settled into an impressive battle

rhythm. Ironically, the Raptor has

become a high-demand, low-density

Last of the line.

The  nal F-22A

(10-4195) was

rolled out at

Marietta on

December 13,

2011. It was
      subsequently
      delivered to the
      3rd Wing at Joint
      Base Elmendorf-
      Richardson,
      Alaska, on May 5,


2012. 
      

      Lockheed Martin

      
      

The 8th FS

‘Black Sheep’

only brie y

operated the

F-22. Here, one

of its jets is

seen dispensing

a GBU-32. USAF

A pair of Hickam

Raptors  ies high

above Hawaii. The Air

National Guard runs

the F-22 operation

here in the Paci c,

with support from the

active-duty. Lockheed

Martin/Liz Lutz

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