F-22 Raptors to Fly Again Over Alaska Military Base

The aircraft will return to the skies over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Wednesday after recent studies and investigations deemed the aircraft safe for flight.

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By KTVA CBS 11

Story Created: Sep 20, 2011 at 5:04 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Sep 21, 2011 at 9:23 AM AKDT

After being grounded for four months over concerns of the plane’s oxygen supply systems, the premier fighter jet of the U.S. Air Force is set to fly again in Alaska’s skies.

The F-22 Raptor will return to the skies over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Wednesday after recent studies and investigations deemed the aircraft safe for flight.

The commander of air combat command previously ordered the stand down of the fleet May 3 as a safety precaution following 12 separate reported incidents beginning in April 2008 where pilots experienced hypoxia-like symptoms.

In November of last year, an F-22 pilot was killed near Cantwell during a training exercise.

As KTVA reported in May, the cause of that Alaska crash has still not been determined.

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