An F-22 Raptor Crashed Because of a ‘Washing Mistake’. The Air Force Refused to Release the Full Report. Then Another Stealth Fighter Crashed a Week Later.

An F-22 Raptor Crashed Because of a ‘Washing Mistake’. The Air Force Refused to Release the Full Report. Then Another Stealth Fighter Crashed a Week Later.

A $201 million F-22 Raptor was destroyed because of a mistake someone made while washing it. The Air Force sealed the investigation and refused to tell the public what went wrong. The Mighty F-22 Raptor Goes Down for the Strangest of Reasons  If Operation Epic Fury has concluded, the F-22 Raptor’s performance should be considered a success. Flying strike missions around the clock, it proved fully survivable. For many years, it was viewed only as…