411th Flight Test Squadron

411th Flight Test Squadron
411th Flight Test Squadron - Lockheed F-22A Block 10 Raptor 91-4008
Active	10 March 1989 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Flight Testing
Part of	Air Force Materiel Command
Garrison/HQ	Edwards Air Force Base, California
Tail Code	"ED"
Insignia
411th Flight Test Squadron emblem
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-22 Raptor Northrop YF-23

The YF-22 and YF-23 in formation during flight testing in the early 1990s.

The 411th Flight Test Squadron (411 FTS) is a United States Air Force squadron. It is assigned to the 412th Operations Group, Air Force Materiel Command, stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Overview

The 411th FTS performed flight testing on the YF-22 Raptor and YF-23 Lightning II aircraft between 1989 and 1991. After the selection of the YF-22 as the fifth generation air supremecy fighter, the mission of the squadron has become testing of current and future weapon systems as well as conducting concept testing for aircraft subsystems.

On March 25, 2009 an F-22 operated by a squadron pilot, David P. Cooley, crashed 35 miles northeast of Edwards Air Force Base during a training flight.

Lineage

• Designated as the 6511th Test Squadron, and activated, on 10 March 1989

Re-designated: 411th Test Squadron on 2 October 1992

Re-designated: 411th Flight Test Squadron on 1 March 1994

Assignments

• 6510th (later, 412th Test) Wing, 10 Mar 1989
• 412th Operations Group, 1 Oct 1993-Present

Stations

• Edwards Air Force Base, California, 10 March 1989-Present

Aircraft

• Lockheed YF-22 Raptor, 1989-Present
• Northrup YF-23 Lightning II, 1989-1991.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• AFHRA 411th Flight Test Squadron Factsheet