F-117A Nighthawk

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a single-seat,twin-engine stealth ground attack aircraft was developed by Lockeed`s secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States air Force (USAF). The F-117 was based on the Have Bleu technology demonstrator, and was the first operational aircraft to be designed around steahlt technology. The maiden flight of the Nighthawk happened in 1981 and the aircraft achieved intitial operating capability status in 1983.The Nighthawk was shrouded in secrecy until it was revealed in 1988.

The F-117 was widely publicized for its role in the Gulf war of 1991. Although it was commonly referred to as the "Stealth Fighter", it was a strictly ground-attack aircraft. F-117s took part in the conflict in Yugoslavia where one was shot down by a surface-to-air-missile (SAM) on 27 March 1999, the only Nighthawk to be lost in combat.

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