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Description

The history and combat experience of the most secretive plane ever built, illustrated with stunning colour photographs of the plane as it stalked the skies above Iraq.

During the final years of the 20th century, the most significant break-through in military weaponry was the concept of Stealth technology, and the first mass-produced weapon to utilize this to perfection was the F-117 Nighthawk. Originally delivered in 1982, its existence was officially denied until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, when it entered the public spotlight over the skies of Baghdad.

Illustrated with stunning color photographs of the F-117 above Iraq, and complemented by numerous personal accounts from the pilots themselves, this book explores the most classified aircraft ever constructed.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Build Up (Desert Shield)
The First Night Over Baghdad
Memorable Missions
Stealth Targets Become Scarce
Appendices

Product details

Published 20 Nov 2012
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782006794
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 14 b/w; 82 col
Series Combat Aircraft
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Warren Thompson

Warren Thompson has been an avid military aviation…

Illustrator

Mark Styling

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