F-117 Nighthawk - Sweat Shirt Gnat night-fighter

night-fighter

'Upkeep' was used during Operation Chastise in May 1943

Curtiss merged with the Curtiss Motor Company in 1916 and established itself in Buffalo

Messerschmitt Bf109

This heavy bomber entered service with the United States Army Air Force in 1938

F-117 Nighthawk - Sweat Shirt Gnat night-fighterLockheed F 117 Nighthawk The Nighthawk first flew in 1981 at Groom Lake, Nevada. The programme was shrouded in security until it was revealed to the public in 1988. First combat operations were during the first Gulf War of 1991 as the Stealth Fighter. With the development of the F 22 Raptor the F 117 was retired in 2008.