caption serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
dave . -lrb- usaf photo -rrb- cooley explains how the f-22 raptor simulator operates 1982 & ndash ; 2003 -lrb- 21 years -rrb- 25px united states air force vice commandant , usaf tps f-117 chief test pilot 25 march 2009 harper force base dry lake 35 miles ne of edwards air raf mildenhall , england , united kingdom united states of america 15 february 1960 cools 25px lt. colonel dave cooley cropped 2008.jpg david p. cooley
 david p. cooley
david p. cooley

david paul cooley -lrb- february 15 , 1960 -- march 25 , 2009 -rrb- was a lockheed test pilot and retired united states air force -lrb- usaf -rrb- 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 .
