Rare Imagery Shows F-117A 'The Overachiever' Loaded Into a C-5M for Smithsonian Trip

Air Force delivers F-117A to Smithsonian for display

The jet, nicknamed “The Overachiever,” was the only F-117A to fly in the four major conflicts in which Nighthawks flew combat missions.

F-117 The Overachiever Makes Final Flight, Heading to the Smithsonian Inside a C-5M Super Galaxy

The world’s first operational stealth aircraft, the F-117 Nighthawk, has been out of the public spotlight for a long time, seeing how the U.S. Air Force stopped using the single-seat, subsonic attack aircraft in 2007. From time to time, though, one of them comes under the spotlight, as if to remind us of just how revolutionary the Lockheed design has been. The example that did this in October 2026 is a (continue reading...)

Legendary Fighter Takes Final Flight: Air Force Reserve Delivers F-117A to Smithsonian

by Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexis Morris, 512th Airlift Wing at CDN Nearly two decades after the Air Force retired the F-117A Nighthawk, one took to the skies again, this time in the cargo hold of a C-5M Super Galaxy.   The historic stealth aircraft will soon join the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. … Click to read the rest HERE-> Legendary Figh…

US Force Donated An F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter To The Smithsonian

One of the original stealth fighters will soon go on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va.

Rare Imagery Shows F-117A 'The Overachiever' Loaded Into a C-5M for Smithsonian Trip

The historic F-117 was partially disassembled and loaded aboard the giant airlifter for its cross-country delivery to the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center. On Oct. 6, 2026, a C-5M Super Galaxy, using radio callsign HAGAR91 departed Palmdale, California, carrying a pretty interesting and unusual piece of cargo: the F-117A 85-0818 “The Overachiever” selected for preservation at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. The heavy …

Legendary Fighter Takes Final Flight: Dover Air Force Base C-5M Delivers F-117A to Smithsonian

A C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base recently carried a retired F-117A Nighthawk from Palmdale, California to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia where it will join the institution's permanent collection. The F-117A was retired by the US Air Force from combat nearly 20 years ago. This stealth fighter, named “Overachiever” was the only F-117A to fly in all four…