A number of photos surfaced on social media late Tuesday that appear to show an F-117 Nighthawk conducting low-flying maneuvers in Nevada, not far from the Nellis Test Range and the air strips in the dry lake bed that was once Groom Lake, more commonly known as “Area 51.”
The pictures, which were first uploaded to Instagram by user NeilJackson10 and first published by The Aviationist, show the distinctive silhouette of what was once one of America’s best-kept secrets. The F-117 was America’s first operational stealth bomber, despite its “F” prefix which, the story goes, was used to entice the Air Force’s top fighter pilots to pursue flying the classified bomber. The Lockheed-produced aircraft first took to the skies in 1981, and was officially retired from active service in April of 2008.
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Alex Hollings writes on a breadth of subjects ranging from fitness to foreign policy, all presented through the lens of his experiences as a U.S. Marine, athlete and scholar. A football player, rugby player and fighter, Hollings has spent the better part of his adult life competing in some of the most physically demanding sports on the planet. Hollings possesses a master's degree in communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.
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That would have been a cool thing to see out there. I've only ever seen one F117 and one B2 flying, and they were not doing low level stuff.
We'd better not be destroying them...we're going to need 'em!
I saw two F-35's for the first time fly right over my head yesterday. Amazing stuff in the world today!!!!
Actually, both scenario's (sans the actual dismantling) put a smile on my face.