F-22 Milestones - Part 2

9 September 2004: The thirtieth F/A-22 produced (02-4030) flies for the first time.

23 September 2004: Lockheed Martin test pilot John Fergione performs the first maximum flare release from an F/A-22 flying Raptor 07.

26 October 2004: Raptor 00-4016 is used during the first ripple release test to drop two guided GBU-32 JDAMs on two targets several miles apart, successfully hitting both.

7 December 2004: Maj. Evan Dertien launches multiple guided missile shots from a Raptor for the first time in a single mission. Four AMRAAMS are guided to within lethal range of four separate targets.

18 January 2005: The first F/A-22 for the 1st Wing arrives at Langley AFB. The jet is loaned from 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall AFB, the F/A-22 schoolhouse. The 27th Fighter Squadron commander Lt. Col. James Hecker flies the Raptor from Tyndall to Langley.

28 January 2005: Maj. Charles Corcoran of the 27th Fighter Squadron makes the first F/A-22 sortie from Langley AFB.

17 February 2005: The fortieth F/A-22 (02-4040) is flown for the first time.

12 May 2005: The 1st FW at Langley AFB receives its first operational F/A-22 Raptor (03-4041).

14 July 2005: Maj. John Teichert drops a JDAM from the main weapons bay of Raptor 06 while flying at supersonic speeds.

26 August 2005: The fiftieth F/A-22 produced (03-4050) is flown for the first time.

29 August 2005: Members of the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB fly the first F/A-22 Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation mission. They release Joint Direct Attack Munitions on the Utah Test and Training Range.

15 September 2005: First planned landing of a Raptor occurs on the dry lakebed at Edwards AFB. The pilot of Raptor 06 is John Fergione.