Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk - Aircraft On Display

Aircraft On Display

  • The first YF-117A (79-0780) is currently on pedestal display at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (36°13′38.00″N 115°3′33.28″W / 36.22722°N 115.0592444°W / 36.22722; -115.0592444) It was placed on display on Nellis Boulevard on 16 May 1992, and was the first F-117 to be made a gate guardian.
  • The second YF-117A (79-0781) "Scorpion" is currently on static display at the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. It was delivered to the museum on 17 July 1991.
  • The third YF-117A built (79-0782) "Scorpion 3" is on static display at Holloman Air Force Base, repainted to resemble the first F-117A used to drop weapons in combat. This aircraft was used for acoustics and navigation system testing. While wearing a flag painted on its bottom surface, this aircraft revealed the type's existence to high-ranking officials at Groom Lake on 14 December 1983, the first semi-public unveiling of the aircraft. It was placed on display at Holloman on 5 April 2008.
  • The fourth YF-117A (79-0789) "Scorpion 4" is currently on static display in the Blackbird Airpark at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. It was used for avionics integration tests. It was moved to the Airpark on 3 March 2008.
  • The remains of the F-117A (82-0806) "Something Wicked", downed over Serbia (see "Combat losses"), are displayed at the Museum of Aviation in Belgrade close to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.

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