Apr 212008
Holloman bids farewell to F117
Holloman Air Force Base will say farewell Monday to the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter, which the nation is retiring from its arsenal after 27 years.
The Air Force decided to accelerate the F-117s’ retirement to free funding to modernize the rest of the fleet. The Nighthawk is being replaced by the F-22 Raptor, which also has stealth technology.
Personally, I’m sad to see this one go. It’s one of the iconic images from Gulf War I, our Stealths making a mockery of the Iraqi defenses.
That said, I am a *huge* fan of the F-22. Any plane that can replace both the F-117 and the F-15 is OK in my book.
