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Lost F22 Pilot Missing Still - The search is on for an F-22 out of Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska that “lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 p.m. Alaska time [yesterday] while on a routine training mission,” reads an Air Force press release titled, “F-22 aircraft overdue in reporting.” The F-22 dropped off the radar and according to a report from NBC News, the F-22 indicated no mayday or any other form of communication. Pentagon officials told the media that there were no distress calls from the pilot since the jet went missing. U.S. military helicopters and at least one C-130 have taken part in the search. So far it has nothing and there is no sign of the pilot. No word on the identity of the pilot. Lost F22 Pilot Missing Still