So the United States Air Force flew into town today, but it wasn’t the usual C-17 or KC-135 that showed up. Nope they bought in 2 of the latest fighters they have. They flew in 2 Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors. So here are some shots of them arriving at Boeing Field.
They certainly arrived in style with the usual military arrival (a pass down the field and a split into the Pattern), however they continued to do two passes of the field with aborted landings each time. One of those passes for one of the aircraft was really low, wheels up and a nice tight pull up and split. If I had of used my camera for that, rather than just watching I would have that photo. The aircraft pulled off the runway, onto a taxiway, and taxiied straight into the Boeing Military Flight Center. That is where they will stay apart from the times on display at the Museum of Flight over the weekend. Sadly 🙁
Still… pretty awesome Thursday!
