The Mitchell Race was named for 1st Lt. John Lendrum Mitchell, Jr. who died in France, while flying, during World War I.
The low number of F-22s produced placed the unit cost at an astronomical $350 million per aircraft. But the heavy investment yielded a truly astonishing plane.
In the world of military airplanes it is very fashionable to be old. The most widespread fighter planes and bombers are decades-old, and the world understands how keeping them operational for a ...