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0096 Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk Boeing B-52D Stratofortress
The Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk was developed in responde to an Air Force request for an aircraft capable of attacking high value targets whitout being detected by enemy radar.By the 1970s,new materials and techniques allowed enginees to design an aircraft with radar-evading or "stealth" qualities.The result was the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk,the would's first operational stealth aircraft.
The first Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk flew on June 18,1981,an the first Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk unit,the 4450 Tactical Group (renamed the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing in October 1989),archived initial operating capablity in October 1983.The Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk first saw combat during Operation Just Cause on December 19,1989,when two Lockheed F-117A Nighthaks from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing attacked military targets in Panama.
The Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk again went into action during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in 1990-1991 when the 415th Tactical Fighter Squadron and the 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 37th Tacical Fighter Wing moved to a base in Saudi Arabia.During Operation Desert Storm,Lockheed F-117a Nighthawks flew 1,271 sorties,achiving an 80 percent mission success rate,and suffered no losses or battle damage.A totle of 59 Lockheed F-117A Nighthawks were built between 1981 and 1990.In 1989 the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk was awarded thwe Collier Trophy,one of the most prized aeronautical awards in the world.
The Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk built and was specially modified for systems testing.In 1991 after its testing program was completed.It marked as it appeard during tests conducted for the Air Force Systems Command between 1981 and 1991.
Boeing B-52
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After it became operational in 1955,the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress remamained the main long-gange heavy bomber of the U.S.Air Force during the Cold War,and continues to be an important part of the U.S.Air Force bomber force today.Nearly 750 were built before production ended in October 26,1962; 170 these were Boeing B-52D Stratofortresses.
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress had set numerous records in its many years of service.On January 18,1958,three Boeing B-52B Stratofortresses completed the first non-stop round-the-world flight by jet aircraft,lasting 45 hours and 19 minutes and rquired only three aerial refueling.It was also a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress that made the first airborne hydrogen bomb drop over Bikini Atoll,Island on May 21,1956.
In June 1965 Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses entered combat in Southeast Asia.By 1973,the had flown 126,615 combat sorties with 17 Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses lost to enemy action.
The Boeing B-52D Stratofortresss saw extensive action in Southeast Asia an was severely damaged by an enemy surface-to air missile on April 9,1972.In December 1972,after being repaired,it flew four addional missions over North Vietnam.
0096 Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk Boeing B-52D Stratofortress
The Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk was developed in responde to an Air Force request for an aircraft capable of attacking high value targets whitout being detected by enemy radar.By the 1970s,new materials and techniques allowed enginees to design an aircraft with radar-evading or "stealth" qualities.The result was the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk,the would's first operational stealth aircraft.
The first Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk flew on June 18,1981,an the first Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk unit,the 4450 Tactical Group (renamed the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing in October 1989),archived initial operating capablity in October 1983.The Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk first saw combat during Operation Just Cause on December 19,1989,when two Lockheed F-117A Nighthaks from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing attacked military targets in Panama.
The Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk again went into action during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in 1990-1991 when the 415th Tactical Fighter Squadron and the 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 37th Tacical Fighter Wing moved to a base in Saudi Arabia.During Operation Desert Storm,Lockheed F-117a Nighthawks flew 1,271 sorties,achiving an 80 percent mission success rate,and suffered no losses or battle damage.A totle of 59 Lockheed F-117A Nighthawks were built between 1981 and 1990.In 1989 the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk was awarded thwe Collier Trophy,one of the most prized aeronautical awards in the world.
The Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk built and was specially modified for systems testing.In 1991 after its testing program was completed.It marked as it appeard during tests conducted for the Air Force Systems Command between 1981 and 1991.
Boeing B-52
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After it became operational in 1955,the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress remamained the main long-gange heavy bomber of the U.S.Air Force during the Cold War,and continues to be an important part of the U.S.Air Force bomber force today.Nearly 750 were built before production ended in October 26,1962; 170 these were Boeing B-52D Stratofortresses.
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress had set numerous records in its many years of service.On January 18,1958,three Boeing B-52B Stratofortresses completed the first non-stop round-the-world flight by jet aircraft,lasting 45 hours and 19 minutes and rquired only three aerial refueling.It was also a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress that made the first airborne hydrogen bomb drop over Bikini Atoll,Island on May 21,1956.
In June 1965 Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses entered combat in Southeast Asia.By 1973,the had flown 126,615 combat sorties with 17 Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses lost to enemy action.
The Boeing B-52D Stratofortresss saw extensive action in Southeast Asia an was severely damaged by an enemy surface-to air missile on April 9,1972.In December 1972,after being repaired,it flew four addional missions over North Vietnam.