David P. Cooley Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

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David P. Cooley was born on 15 February, 1960 in RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom. Discover David P. Cooley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?

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At approximately 10 a.m. on the morning of March 25, 2009, an F-22A piloted by Cooley crashed at Harper Dry Lake, near Lockhart, California about 35 miles northeast of Edwards Air Force Base. Paramedics transported Cooley from the crash scene to Victor Valley Community Hospital in Victorville, California, where he was pronounced dead. The wreckage of Cooley's F-22A crash extended ten miles east from the site of the accident in Hoffman Road from the Fremont Peak Road, in San Bernardino County and the debris field covered a wide area including three washes. A security team was deployed to cordon off the area due to aircraft materials that may pose health risks.

The Air Force convened an investigation board to determine the cause of the accident. On July 31, 2009, the Air Force released the board's accident report that identified human factors associated with high gravitational forces as the cause of the crash. Due to the high g-forces required by the flight profile, Cooley was likely incapacitated by "almost g-induced loss of consciousness" (A-LOC).

A funeral service held on March 30, 2009 at Palmdale United Methodist church was attended by hundreds of colleagues, family members and friends. Two days later, the USAF held a memorial in Hangar 1600 at Edwards Air Force Base. Speakers included 411th Flight Test Squadron commander Lt. Col. Dan Daetz, Lockheed Martin representative James Brown, and Air Force Flight Test Center commander Major General David Eichhorn.

In 1998, he was selected as the operations officer for the 410th Flight Test Squadron and performed developmental flight testing of the F-117 Nighthawk. From 2000 to 2003, he served as the vice commandant for the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. He was responsible for the day-to-day operations of all aspects of the school and also mentored students as a full-time flight instructor. After retiring from the Air Force in 2003, he was hired by Lockheed Martin as the F-117 chief test pilot. In September 2007, he transitioned to the F-22 Combined Test Force (CTF) at Edwards Air Force Base. During this time, Cooley and his family lived in Lancaster, California.

After completing flight training, Cooley was assigned to fly the F-111 Aardvark and later became an instructor in that aircraft. He began his career in flight test in 1989 conducting operational testing of new weapons and systems for the F-111. Cooley was selected to attend the Empire Test Pilots' School in Wiltshire, England as the Air Force exchange officer. He graduated in 1992 and returned to the United States assigned to the 445th Flight Test Squadron where he conducted tests on avionics and missile evaluation for the F-15 Eagle. Cooley was also the chief pilot for the United States Coast Guard RU-38 Twin Condor aircraft flight test program.

David Paul Cooley (February 15, 1960 – March 25, 2009) was a Lockheed test pilot and retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer, responsible for developmental flight testing of the F-117 Nighthawk. He was killed while flying a test mission in an F-22 Raptor jet fighter over the high desert of Southern California.

The son of a USAF airman, David Cooley was born February 15, 1960 at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, England. He grew up in Fairview Heights, Illinois and graduated from Belleville East High School. Cooley was an exceptional soccer player and captain of his high school team. His enjoyment of soccer continued throughout his life, and he was a dedicated bicyclist. He attended the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado and graduated in 1982 with a degree in aeronautical engineering. George H.W. Bush, then Vice President of the United States, was the graduation speaker and presented Cooley with his diploma, a moment of special pride for the young officer. While at the academy, he met his future wife, Sheyla, who was also a cadet.

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