F-117 Stealth Fighter Goes Into Mothballs

By Duane Lester • Mar 11th, 2008 • 1,091 Views

f-117_02-front.jpgHard to believe it has been 27 years since this fighter first took flight, but the Air Force announced that next month, the F-117 will fly no more:

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, which manages the F-117 program, will have an informal, private retirement ceremony Tuesday with military leaders, base employees and representatives from Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.

The last F-117s scheduled to fly will leave Holloman on April 21, stop in Palmdale, Calif., for another retirement ceremony, then arrive on April 22 at their final destination: Tonopah Test Range Airfield in Nevada, where the jet made its first flight in 1981.

The F-117 has been replaced by the F-22 Raptor, which also uses stealth technology. If you have not seen the F-22 Raptor in action, feast your eyes on this.
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