3 x F-117's land at Miramar

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3 x F-117's land at Miramar

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yesterday apparently... in daylight too!

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Video here https://theaviationist.com/2020/10/21/c ... yesterday/

This website suggests it was 2 aircraft.
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ATC audio was for "KNIGHT1 flight of two". So unless one turned up separately before/after, there's only two.

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Yes, seems only 2, as the chap who posted was unsure himself.

Still 2 being overt like that is interesting?
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Video here of them departing Miramar yesterday.....


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I thought they were all retired.
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psquiddy wrote:
Fri 23 Oct 2020, 3:44 pm
I thought they were all retired.
They are officially retired but some are kept in flying condition. See following

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_ ... etirement

From

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk

https://www.key.aero/article/f-117a-nig ... 20-keyaero

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I would say they are officially very much not retired anymore!
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