Well in the training dogfight where an EA-18G Growler got a kill on an F-22 it was due to good old target fixation. The F-22 pilot got so busy trying to lock up one fast maneuvering FA-18 that he forgot to check his six. The Growler flying ECM was able to get on his tail and take him out with a gun kill. All the stealth in the world doesn’t help when you are tracked by the MK-I human eyeball.
Not exactly.
The F-18 was already “killed” pre-merge and acknowledge it was dead. . .and instead of departing the area for re-set, he pressed for a camera shot of opportunity.
The F-22 that was fighting a fight with other jets still “alive” and ignored the dead one.