Stripped F-117 Nighthawk Arrives At Hill Aerospace Museum Direct From Tonopah
The USAF continues to send a handful of F-117s to museums while a few of the stealth jets continue to operate under secretive circumstances.
The USAF continues to send a handful of F-117s to museums while a few of the stealth jets continue to operate under secretive circumstances.
The aircraft was finishing up a routine training mission when the mishap occurred.
The huge display of sortie generation capability comes as the base’s F-35 force reaches full capacity after transitioning to the F-35 years ago.
With its main runway down for repair, Hill AFB’s thin taxiway is being used by aircraft getting overhauled at the installation’s service centers.
Budget docs dated March of 2019 give the first official explanation of the program and why it needs a $6.5M high-security storage vault at Hill AFB.
The F-35As flew in a less than stealthy configuration as the aircraft’s low observable capabilities weren’t needed—at least not yet.
The news came at the same time as a troubling report on F-35 spare parts and aircraft availability was published.