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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Holloman Air Force Base has bid farewell to the F-117 Nighthawk.
The last four stealth fighters left the base Monday. They will be mothballed at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.
The Air Force’s 49th Fighter Wing and its F-117s was brought to Holloman in 1992. The F-117s will be replaced by the F-22 Raptor, which also has stealth technology.
The 49th Fighter Wing’s commander, Col. Jeff Harrigian, says the first F-117 prototype flew in 1979 and the first Nighthawk was delivered to the Air Force in 1982. Eventually, 59 F-117s were made.
The last four stealth fighters left the base Monday. They will be mothballed at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.
The Air Force’s 49th Fighter Wing and its F-117s was brought to Holloman in 1992. The F-117s will be replaced by the F-22 Raptor, which also has stealth technology.
The 49th Fighter Wing’s commander, Col. Jeff Harrigian, says the first F-117 prototype flew in 1979 and the first Nighthawk was delivered to the Air Force in 1982. Eventually, 59 F-117s were made.
