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The F-117 Nighthawk ‘Stealth Fighter’ Is Making a Big Comeback

Officially retired in 2008, the F-117 Nighthawk still flies from Tonopah as a stealth “adversary” and technology testbed—work ...
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F-117 Stealth Fighter Dies in the Arctic Chamber at -65°F: McKinley Lab's Torture Test

Behind an unremarkable hangar door in the searing Florida sun, a scene straight out of a classified sci-fi film unfolds: a ...
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The US Air Force Can—and Should—Return the F-117A Nighthawk to Combat

The F-117s are no longer as cutting-edge as they once were, but they can still be effective in a pinch. And America is in quite a pinch today. As of 2025, there are around 45 F-117A Nighthawk ...
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Lockheed F-117 stealth fighter : Desert Storm's most secret airplane revealed! / by Jay Miller

Caption title: The Lockheed F-117 stealth fighter story. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!956649 ...
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Stealth fighter : a year in the life of an F-117 pilot / William B. O'Connor

Farewell to the Raven -- FIGMO -- PCS to Holloman -- Stealth 101 -- Bandit Number 545 -- The Black Sheep -- Promotion -- A rumor of war -- Final preparations -- Pasta express -- Aviano -- First strike ...