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Jan 16, 2023

This was what it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet

The US Air Force’s flight schools have a reputation for churning out some of the best pilots in the world. But not even with that standing, only 558 in the service’s entire history were ever able to earn the title “Bandit” — the name awarded e…

BYIan D'Costa

Jan 16, 2023

BYThe Aviationist

Apr 29, 2020

This video provides interesting details about the iconic F-117 jet

As we have explained in posts we have published recently, F-117s continue to zip through the Nevada skies despite being officially retired in 2008. Actually, the iconic stealth jet is doing probably much more than “just flying around”. The most re…

BYThe Aviationist

Apr 29, 2020

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020

Iconic aircraft is headed to the Reagan Presidential Library

An F-117 Nighthawk is headed to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library December 2019 and will call the Simi Valley, California, hillside its permanent home. The Reagan Foundation and manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced Nov. 4, 2019, that th…

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020

BYJonathan Epstein

Feb 4, 2020

Why the F-117 Nighthawk was so groundbreaking

The F-117 Nighthawk was a light bomber that usually carried two GBU-10 laser-guided bombs or four GBU-12 laser-guided bombs

BYJonathan Epstein

Feb 4, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Sep 12, 2019

Air Force F-117 Nighthawks can still be seen around the US

On July 26, 2018, two stealth aircraft were spotted taking off at the remote Tonopah Test…

BYBusiness Insider

Sep 12, 2019

BYUnited States Air Force

Apr 25, 2018

It’s been 10 years since the Air Force retired the Nighthawk

It’s been 10 years since the United States Air Force retired the F-117 Nighthawk (an aircraft so secret, Nevada folklore labeled it a UFO). “The Nighthawk pilots were known by the call sign ‘Bandit,’ each earning their number with their fi…

BYUnited States Air Force

Apr 25, 2018