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LOCKHEED MARTIN BEGINS ASSEMBLY OF FIRST OPERATIONAL F-22 RAPTOR

FORTH WORTH, USA, Assembly of the first operational F-22 Raptor fighter began here today during a short ceremony attended by U.S. Air Force officials from Tyndall AFB, Fla. -- the future home of this particular next-generation aircraft. "We're pleased to begin this, the 20th mid-fuselage we've built since the program began in 1991," Gary Keith, Lockheed Martin aeronautics Company deputy program manager...

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Rome, Italy, 03/20/2001 10:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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