Military Whistleblowers Express Fears About F-22 Safety -- 60 Minutes/CBS
A highly-decorated F-22 pilot says he's "not comfortable" flying the nation's top fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor. The F-22 was grounded last year, after a rash of incidents in which pilots experienced severe disorientation from a lack of oxygen while flying. The Air Force resumed flying the plane after four months without finding the cause or fixing the plane.
The pilot, Maj. Jeremy Gordon,
A highly-decorated F-22 pilot says he's "not comfortable" flying the nation's top fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor. The F-22 was grounded last year, after a rash of incidents in which pilots experienced severe disorientation from a lack of oxygen while flying. The Air Force resumed flying the plane after four months without finding the cause or fixing the plane.
The pilot, Maj. Jeremy Gordon, and another F-22 flyer, Capt. Josh Wilson, speak for the first time as military whistleblowers under the protection of U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.). All three appear on 60 Minutes in an interview with Lesley Stahl to be broadcast Sunday, May 6 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
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My Comment: For U.S. Air Force pilots to go on 60 Minutes to express their concerns on the aircraft that they are flying .... now that is very rare.
The pilot, Maj. Jeremy Gordon, and another F-22 flyer, Capt. Josh Wilson, speak for the first time as military whistleblowers under the protection of U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.). All three appear on 60 Minutes in an interview with Lesley Stahl to be broadcast Sunday, May 6 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Read more ....
My Comment: For U.S. Air Force pilots to go on 60 Minutes to express their concerns on the aircraft that they are flying .... now that is very rare.