Hobby Master HA5801 1:72 F-117A Nighthawk 81-0796 'Fatal Attraction' Desert Storm 1991

Hobby Master HA5801 1:72 F-117A Nighthawk 81-0796 'Fatal Attraction' Desert Storm 1991

In the 1970’s Soviet air defense systems improved and the U.S. realized they had to develop
aircraft to counter this. Lockheed Skunk Works was tasked with the job and two aircraft were built
under the code name “Have Blue” that proved stealth aircraft could be produced. As a result the
F-117 Nighthawk was developed and first flew in 1981 with the first production F-117 80-10785
making its maiden flight on April 20, 1982 but it wasn’t until 1988 that the Pentagon confirmed its
existence.