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Raptor 03, the third F-22 to come off the assembly line, was retired to the National Museum of the US Air Force in a small ceremony at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, on 30 April. The aircraft (serial number 91-0003) was one of nine aircraft built during the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the F-22 program. After some minor restoration, Raptor 03 is expected to go on display in the museum in late 2007, making it the first F-22 to go on public display. Raptor 03, the first F-22 used to launch an AIM-120 air-to-air missile at supersonic speeds, was first flown in March 2000.
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