Kyodo News via AP
A U.S. F-22 stealth fighter prepares to land July 28 at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
TOKYO — A group of U.S. Air Force F-22 stealth fighters arrived in
Japan on Saturday in what the service hopes will be a step toward
proving that its prized aircraft are safe after a mysterious oxygen
problem that was making pilots sick.The F-22s arrived at Kadena Air Base and were expected to remain on the base, on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, for several months. Japanese media said eight of the aircraft had arrived by Saturday night. Another four were expected to arrive later. Base officials were not immediately available for comment.
The F-22, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp., is the Air Force’s most advanced stealth fighter. It was built to evade radar and is capable of flying at faster-than-sound speeds without using afterburners.
But the fleet has been under tight flight restrictions since mid-May because pilots were reporting dizziness and other symptoms of hypoxia.
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