EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., March 26 (UPI) -- A test pilot was killed Wednesday when his F-22 Raptor fighter jet crashed in a California desert, the U.S. Air Force said.
The pilot was David Cooley, 49, of Palmdale, a 21-year Air Force veteran who joined Lockheed Martin Corp., the aircraft's primary contractor, six years ago, the Los Angeles Times said. He was pronounced dead at a Victorville hospital, the newspaper said.