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About 10,000 People Kept the US Air Force F-117 Nighthawk Secret While Its Pilots Commuted From Nellis to Tonopah on Minimally Marked 727s and the Air Force Flew A-7 Corsairs as a Cover Story

Summary by 19FortyFive
For most of the 1980s the F-117 Nighthawk officially didn’t exist. Its pilots commuted from Nellis to Tonopah on minimally marked 727s and flew only after dark, while the Air Force flew A-7 Corsairs as a cover story and about 10,000 people kept the secret.

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19FortyFive broke the news in Frederick, United States on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
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