Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Why Is The U.S. Air Force Flying the F-117 Stealth Fighter In Nevade (6 Years After Being Retired)?



Spotted — F-117 Stealth Fighter in Nevada -- David Cenciotti, War Is Boring

Radar-evading jet reappears six years after their official retirement

The U.S. Air Force retired its F-117 stealth fighter in 2008—officially, that is. Since then there have been rumors and occasional sightings of some of the angular, radar-evading warplanes still flying at the military secretive base complex in Nevada.

And now new photographs prove that at least one F-117—possibly two—is still operational today.

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My Comment: I guess all planes do not end up in the aircraft boneyard.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Test bed

I have seen 40 year old platforms used as test beds.

War News Updates Editor said...

I agree.