Jammed F-22A Canopy Destroyed to Free Pilot
An F-22 Raptor assigned to the U.S. Air Force's 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Va., suffered a stuck canopy on Apr. 10. A rescue crew eventually cut the canopy open to free the pilot. A canopy-unlock indication prior to a scheduled mission led to the pilot recycling the canopy by opening and...
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