F-117 Nighthawk to Go On Display at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Air Force F-117 Fighter to be Exhibited at Air and Space Museum

The Air Force F-117A Nighthawk—America’s first stealth fighter—will soon go on display among other iconic aircraft at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum's Udva-Hazy Center outside Washington, D.C. The post F-117, the Original Stealth Fighter, Will Join Smithsonian Collection appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.

Lockheed Martin restores F-117 Nighthawk stealth jet

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division has finished restoring an F-117 Nighthawk stealth jet, known as Aircraft 818 and nicknamed “The Overachiever,” for permanent display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. The company said the aircraft will go on exhibit at the museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center later this fall. The move adds another […]

F-117 Nighthawk to Go On Display at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

From October, visitors to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles Airport will be treated to the sight of a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the U.S. Air Force’s legendary stealth attack jet.  The donation of an F-117A Nighthawk aircraft, the sixteenth example of a YF-117/F-117 to be gifted for […]

Lockheed Martin says Skunk Works has restored F-117A ‘The Overachiever,’ a combat veteran of four conflicts, for permanent Smithsonian display

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has restored F-117A Aircraft 818, known as “The Overachiever,” for the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

Press Release: F-117 Nighthawk Joins the National Air and Space Museum Collection