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  • Making its way down the flightline, F-117A AF 88-0843 named 'Affectionately Christine', was the last F-117A off the Lockheed Martin production line. Later the aircraft would adorn the American Flag paited on her underside as she would be the last F-117A to be flown to the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada by Lt. Col John K. Forsythe to be retired. Here the aircraft is seen taking part in the 25-ship formation flight to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the F-117A Night Hawk.
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  • Captain Christina Szasz straps into an F-117A Night Hawk just prior to the mass formation flyover in celebration of the stealth aircraft's 25th anniversary.
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  • Lt. Col. Chris 'Hans' Knehans, 7th Fighter Squadron commander, inspects his F-117A aircraft with the assistance of the F-117 Demo Team prior to the Silver Stealth Formation Flight.
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  • Lt. Col. Chris 'Hans' Knehans, 7th Fighter Squadron commander, inspects his F-117A aircraft with the assistance of the F-117 Demo Team prior to the Silver Stealth Formation Flight.
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  • Lt. Col. Chris 'Hans' Knehans, 7th Fighter Squadron commander, inspects his F-117A aircraft with the assistance of the F-117 Demo Team prior to the Silver Stealth Formation Flight.
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  • Lt. Col. Chris 'Hans' Knehans, 7th Fighter Squadron commander, inspects his F-117A aircraft with the assistance of the F-117 Demo Team prior to the Silver Stealth Formation Flight.
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  • Master Sgt. Byron 'Ozzy' Osborn has worked on the F-117A for nearly 19 years. A fitting retirement, he chose to leave the service on the same day as the Silver Stealth flyover.
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  • A rear view of an F-117A Nighthawk shortly after take off shows the heat dispersing exhaust designed to reduce the heat signature sought out by heat-seeking missiles and infrared vision scopes. One of the military's best-kept secrets, the F-117A Nighthawk has seen action all over the world and many speculate it will soon be put to rest. According to proposed defense budgets, the F-117 is scheduled to be retired by the end of 2007 in favor of the F-22 Raptor.
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  • Utilizing sharply angled faceted edges, the F-117A Nighthawk introduced the world to the reality of a new kind of technology, stealth. Stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, these aircraft remained a mystery until their unveiling in the late 1980's. Today the technology brought to light by the F-117 is becoming outdated and faceted edges are no longer needed to obtain stealth characteristics.
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  • On April 21, 1999 The Dragon aircraft, #86-0837 suffered extensive damage in an unspecified landing accident. The aircraft belonged to the Detachment 1, 79th Test and Evaluation Group and therefore wore a tailcode of "OT". The accident was reported as a Class A mishap. According to some sources, the damage was quickly repaired and the Dragon was flying again as of October 1999.
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  • Lt. Col. Chris 'Hans' Knehans, 7th Fighter Squadron commander, greets the crew of the F-117 Demo Team prior to the Silver Stealth Formation Flight.
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  • Silhouetted against the Las Vegas skyline in a surreal irony of events, the normally invisible black F-117A Nighthawk can be seen resting atop it's very own heat plume just beneath the Rio Hotel in the background. Able to carry two 2000-pound bombs in an enclosed bay, the F-117 is able to remain undetected for almost the entire duration of the mission. Currently there are 54 F-117's in service stationed at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.
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