The highlight of my life was serving as a crew chief on f-117’s, one day I walked into the hangar and saw my name on the nose wheel door, proudest feeling I ever had! Go Air Force!
For those doubting the veracity of the Nighthawk sightings, Wikipedia is reporting that two F-117's are still being used for training purposes. Scroll down about halfway through the Wiki article to "Post-Retirement Sightings" for the write-up.
You seem to know what your talking about, I get they are still flying but to my knowledge they have been discontinued in like a war, I maybe wrong? B52 been flying for ever….my question to you is why where they suddenly stopped from active service? They seem to appear on the world stage and then just went ?
@@paul-ie6wiThey're retired from any combat roles, since the F-22 and F-35 can do anything the F-117 can do, better, plus a lot more. But they're still useful for research and training purposes, especially for radar and target acquisition. Probably some air interception, also. Basically playing the stealth adversary role. I feel like NASA might have one or two, as well.
I live about 4 miles from pine castle bombing range in ocala national forest and i can hear all the jets sometimes and warthogs brappping but very rarely see them because of the trees. Had about 40 helicopters fly overhead at night about 250 ft about 2 months ago which was cool because they had the lights on inside the helicopters and you can see everything inside. Wish i had your views tho
My friend was the photographer for the F117 when it was being tested. I have some amazing high altitude photographs that were developed many years ago.
My suspicion is 117's are flying red air for F35 babies. It would make sense that they'd train to an old generation stealth adversary, as most likely modern eastern designs are either less, or as stealthy as the 117.
No idea F117 were still flying, but glad they are, because I believe that's the first time I've ever seen them in flight. It looks so strange, like it shouldn't fly as well as it does.
I am there with my expensive video camera and then you have guys with cameras. If it is modern digital cameras they can set it so you there is no noise, but no, we have a typewriter etc lol!!!!
Great video, Nighthawk unmistakable as soon as you lay eyes on it. Sorry you had to put up with a hipster typing their novel on an Olivetti Lettera typewriter.
The Night Hawk just has a presence that cannot be ignored. When they start deploying and showing up at an airbase you know things were starting to get very serious.
AS an FYI, despite being retired from combat ops, a decent amount of the F-117 fleet is still being flown by the Air Force, and will be flown until at least 2034, maybe longer. They mostly fly them for research, testing, training, along with being used as red air aggressors and as a stand-in for stealth missiles during training ops.
@@poohead8022 it's so known because it was one time only and it was people's error, not the plane's fault. For so many missions and succesful raids it's a near impossible effectiveness.
Indeed! I was very surprised to learn that these puppies basically never actually "retired." There are quite a few articles out there discussing this - fascinating read!
I was really a fan of this aircraft. And I love the fact that they are still out there soaring through the sky. Great footage and a photos there. Oh how I wish I was there to witness these marvelous aircrafts of the century.
The Nighthawk still looks amazing, style wise it fits right in with the F-22/F-35. A really unique looking airplane, wish DCS had a fully developed module of it, I would love to learn how everything works.
Some of it might still be classified? When I saw it in the NMUSAF a few years ago it was butted up against a wall to hide the engines and exhaust, then just last year it was moved out a bit more, as if maybe they were permitted to display it fully now or something
Amazing footage, not sure if it's just me but the f117s appear relatively quiet to me! Also the F16 is just such a sexy jet, even between the raptors and f15s
Man that F-16 was sleek. I came here for the F-117's but you're damn right the F-16 is so awesome. It seemed more nimble than any of the jets, even though the raptor is most likely more manoeuvrable.
The F117 is such a awesome looking jet and just a testament to the engineers who made the thing with slide rulers and 1st gen computers and its still flying many decades later with a lower RCS then many countries top stealth platforms. USA USA USA lol
35+ years later and f117 still is the craziest thing in the sky. I live very close to Miramar and worked just across the freeway from the base for 20 years. We used to watch the air shows from the roof of our building. Never did see any F117s but a B2 did fly in a few times.
Fwiw, bases that run F22s, like Langley in VA, run F22 training all day, every day over populated areas like Newport News, Hampton, and Virginia Beach. I've seen more F22s, often flying combat training in pairs against other jets, than almost any other military aircraft I've seen. They became so common, I tuned them out regularly, but if I was outside, I would always stop and watch them fly. But F117s? I had no idea they still even flew them.
@@SALEENS7GTR5 I'm jealous. You're lucky to see the F-22s so often. The F-117s are officially retired but still fly occasionally. The flights are so rare that the ones in this video are mentioned on the F-117 Wikipedia page.
It's still nice to see the Night Hawk flying, despite their retirement. Those of us who were maintaining them at the end knew that it really wasn't the end for them. My question has always been, is tail number #809 still among those flying. All the videos and pictures I've seen since they really started flying them more recently have yet to capture the tail numbers on the rudders.
809 is still flying :) She was one of the jets that put in an appearance last year at Duluth in Minnesota. Main identifier is blue chequered banding on the fin top (whereas the others are either red cheques or a light grey F-117 silhouette similar to the one worn by the 49th FW flagship). 809 has “Hulk” on the L/H canopy rail. The other Duluth jets were (if I recall right) 811 “Double Down” and (spare) 828 “Air Rage”.
I lived near an airbase in canada when I was young.. when I saw just over the house an f-117 some f-16 alot of f-18 but the most spectacular was A F-14 Tomcat moving is wing in a delta position just over me at about 500ft... I dont know if he saw me but he seams to head direcly in my direction and made a spectacular turn while puting his wing on a delta position when he was just over me😮😮😮😮
@@StinkJet As a huge nerd of this stuff, I was wondering why I haven’t seen your stuff pop up on my feed. So I checked out the channel I see you’ve just started on YT. As a huge supporter of all things fighter aviation, you’ve earned yourself a subscriber sir. Years from now, I’ll be referring to you as one of your “Day 1’s”. Keep up the great work and more will come. 🙏🏼
Thanks very much man! I appreciate it. Sorry I just figured out how to see replies to my comments haha. I appreciate the support! Hope to make more great content for everyone to enjoy.
May I ask where this wonderful place is located? IS this a weekly or monthly fight pattern or do you have to know someone in the know? Being retired USAF and living near DM, I get to watch A-10's all day long. Still one of the coolest jets every made..
Still to this day, for some reason, I still love the F-16. Maybe because I am an 80's baby but I love that jet. Watched the movie Iron Eagle last night, typical cheesy 80's flick but still the best one and it brought back so many memories of that masterpiece of machinery.
Awesome video and photos. It's so nice to see the F-117 still flying. How I wish the F-14 was still in service. There was nothing like it, you knew when a Tomcat was flying by.
@@AnthonytheAmericanIt’s in “inactive service” supposedly for stealth coating material testing. I thought the same thing too but researching it, it is being used again heavily, just not in “active” roles
Went to an airshow back in 95 or 96, sat in an F-111. Got to walk up and touch an F-16, Harrier, and a few others. The F-117 had two guards with M-4's posted on either side of it with barriers around the perimeter preventing anyone from getting closer than about 50 feet. Was one of those "whoa" moments.
Same for me, except it was the B-2 Spirit. It was in a hangar with the doors opened but the entrance roped off with armed guards, back in the early 90s.
I had a similar experience I think even earlier at an air show. They actually had the armed guards and several Red signs saying Use of Deadly Force Authorized Beyond This Point.
If only they took such measures in protecting its stealth tech with the F-117 that was shot down. Understandable that it could be difficult and complex to recover an aircraft wreckage behind enemy lines, but they should have at least destroyed the wreckage.
Amazing! the B52 Whistle sounds so cool! I'm surprised how loud the F-117 was but then again being 'stealth' doesn't necessarily mean audibly so. The Super Hornet Sounded great!
They are surprisingly quiet from below..at least for a jet. By way of example, the comparison to the Hornet is pretty apt, as they essentially have the same engines, when the Hornet isn't in afterburner.
Hike to The Needles east of Ponderosa. You can watch the airplanes fly right overhead. You can see the Needles @2:31 directly above the second 117, and the first in the distance turning towards them. Another easily accessible place to watch aircraft is on top of Dome Rock, a few miles south of Ponderosa. Mid-week best. Was there in June and it was pretty busy. Bring binnoculars.
I absolutely love military jets. They have the ultimate job. I bet it about kills em when they have to finally stop flying. It would me. I would love to get a ride in any of these just once. It on my bucket list , but I know it will never happen. But nice to wish for it right. Maybe Santa is real???
I thought they retired the F-117 years ago. I remember them being used in Desert Storm but they didn't last too long after that. They bring them out of mothballs???
Yes! they are flying them as adversary aircraft. We don't entirely know their mission at the moment, but they have popped up from time to time, like when I caught them in this video!
Wow crazy, 40 years later two of the aircraft I worked on are still flying. F-117A and B-52z although I worked on G models not H models. Brings back a lot of great memories.
@1:39 Oh my God!! Not one but TWO Nighthawks!!! They still exist, and here I thought the Air Force retired them all!! @2:45 A "VANDY-1" VX-9 Black Hornet........... wow, what a treat!!! I remember back in the 1980s when I saw the F-4J, the F-4S, and the F-14 Tomcats dressed up in the "Black Bunny" VANDY paint scheme. Those were some good times!!!
I spent 20 years watching these great planes fly…boy how I’ve missed them ❤
I need more of these videos. This is one of my new favorite channels now.
Thank you! I'll put more out soon! I am still getting used to youtube, but I post a lot more on my Instagram :)
The highlight of my life was serving as a crew chief on f-117’s, one day I walked into the hangar and saw my name on the nose wheel door, proudest feeling I ever had! Go Air Force!
That’s incredible! Sounds like an amazing experience. Thanks for your service.
I peed in the Bilge on 3 Ships, not my best days! Go Navy!
Total envy
Taking a power nap in the intake of an F35
When were you there? I was there from 2000-2004
For those doubting the veracity of the Nighthawk sightings, Wikipedia is reporting that two F-117's are still being used for training purposes. Scroll down about halfway through the Wiki article to "Post-Retirement Sightings" for the write-up.
Thanks for posting. Didn’t know they were still flying any. Best Wishes
You seem to know what your talking about, I get they are still flying but to my knowledge they have been discontinued in like a war, I maybe wrong? B52 been flying for ever….my question to you is why where they suddenly stopped from active service? They seem to appear on the world stage and then just went ?
I saw one last year flying over NB San Diego. Super distinctive black wedge.
@@paul-ie6wiThey're retired from any combat roles, since the F-22 and F-35 can do anything the F-117 can do, better, plus a lot more. But they're still useful for research and training purposes, especially for radar and target acquisition. Probably some air interception, also. Basically playing the stealth adversary role. I feel like NASA might have one or two, as well.
@@PaulGuy thank you sir
Quite an interesting thought that this might one of, if not the highest fidelity video publicly available of a flying F-117
Dudes....that was Awesome
I live about 4 miles from pine castle bombing range in ocala national forest and i can hear all the jets sometimes and warthogs brappping but very rarely see them because of the trees. Had about 40 helicopters fly overhead at night about 250 ft about 2 months ago which was cool because they had the lights on inside the helicopters and you can see everything inside. Wish i had your views tho
Awesome video in 4K of those jets flying low amongst the mountains.
Me and fellow truck drivers saw a below 400 foot , giant army cargo jet fly low over Newport Tennessee at I-40
Love the crying Engines of the B-52
f22 such awesome jets
Glad to see the Nighthawk still flying
Capture from game Dcs world! 😅😅
The “ Wobbling Goblin “.
My friend was the photographer for the F117 when it was being tested. I have some amazing high altitude photographs that were developed many years ago.
On a whim, i clicked on this post.
This is the best capture film in a long time.
Superb.
Can you give me the Exact pecise location?
Filming the F-117 in 2023 is really freaking cool, this has to be a video worth quite a bit of money to someone!
Cool legacy stealth. F-117!
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Hard to beat this lineup!
The F-117, B-2 and SR-71 are all top 3 aircraft in coolness factor.
Nighthawk... Nice!!!
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AWESOME
Great video. The B-52 is still impressive. Mjd
"Permission to land?"
Air control: "Who said that?
Wow.... The difference in speed with the F-117 compared with the other fast air??!!
My suspicion is 117's are flying red air for F35 babies. It would make sense that they'd train to an old generation stealth adversary, as most likely modern eastern designs are either less, or as stealthy as the 117.
No idea F117 were still flying, but glad they are, because I believe that's the first time I've ever seen them in flight. It looks so strange, like it shouldn't fly as well as it does.
Never mind the fighters, those B 52s are still up and running!
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You need a fuzzy mic cover and a zoom lens 😂 But other wise nice footage, thanks for sharing.
Great capture of the sinister looking VX-9 FA18F "super bug" out of NAWS China Lake!
As for the Nighthawks- there is nothing to see here. Move on. 😅
Thanks man! I appreciate it!
Those F-117s are obsolete now because I could spot them perfectly 👍😂🇺🇸
Great views of DCS world! 😂😂
I always forget America kept the nighthawk around
Nice vid I wonder if the planform alignment on the f22 can be improved on in future aircraft from insects that live around bat colonies.
There's a spot @1:14 where the F-22 blinks out during the roll... or am I just seeing things?
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The B52 testing new type engines? (no smoke)
So where exactly is this place?
I didn't know the Nighthawk still flew??
B52 took the chicken route😅
F117 retired...right. They never fully retired that project!
Is this evergreen Co?
A so-called stealth aircraft trains at low altitude to escape radar...in Serbia we saw the results of the F117's stealth...
I am there with my expensive video camera and then you have guys with cameras. If it is modern digital cameras they can set it so you there is no noise, but no, we have a typewriter etc lol!!!!
The no noise option has some downsides, I'll take some shutter noise for great image quality any day :)
Looks like lake isabella/kern river valley?
Exactly right, there's a couple vacation spots in them mountains and at the right time of year you can hear em all day!
Exactly! Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, it's always a blast to visit Inyo / Ridgecrest and see these bad boys flying around.
@@Travis_661 yesssurrr!
@@phillipbanes5484 Aircraft Carrier? Your stupid is showing please put it away.
Why can't we get UFO footage this quality
Thought the 117 was retired?? F-15 too.
Great video, Nighthawk unmistakable as soon as you lay eyes on it. Sorry you had to put up with a hipster typing their novel on an Olivetti Lettera typewriter.
LOL!
Probably Tom Hanks.
Read what he says about the video.
@@redskyz483I knew it was a camera, was just a joke
@@falken_gt4 oops sorry 😀
The Night Hawk just has a presence that cannot be ignored. When they start deploying and showing up at an airbase you know things were starting to get very serious.
Definitely can't be ignored, especially when you fly the same flight path every night. 🇷🇸
Would have been a top notch video if not for the wind sound . Kind of ruins the video.
They do this stuff all the time 🤦 how else are they going to remain trained?
I think the F-117 is being "served" as a stealth trainer but I could be wrong
@@infinidominion Hey buddy are you alright?
AS an FYI, despite being retired from combat ops, a decent amount of the F-117 fleet is still being flown by the Air Force, and will be flown until at least 2034, maybe longer. They mostly fly them for research, testing, training, along with being used as red air aggressors and as a stand-in for stealth missiles during training ops.
......I was wondering why those things were even in the air....
@@poohead8022 Still a pretty decent stealth platform that is well ahead of most other countries
@@HicSvntDracones I thought the bosnians figured out how to shoot them down.....
@@poohead8022 it's so known because it was one time only and it was people's error, not the plane's fault. For so many missions and succesful raids it's a near impossible effectiveness.
Indeed! I was very surprised to learn that these puppies basically never actually "retired."
There are quite a few articles out there discussing this - fascinating read!
I was really a fan of this aircraft. And I love the fact that they are still out there soaring through the sky. Great footage and a photos there. Oh how I wish I was there to witness these marvelous aircrafts of the century.
Check out the F 117 episode of the Fighter Pilot Podcast. Awesome stuff!
The Nighthawk still looks amazing, style wise it fits right in with the F-22/F-35. A really unique looking airplane, wish DCS had a fully developed module of it, I would love to learn how everything works.
Was literally thinking this. It's a 4th gen jetm release the data already lol
It’s slow and flys like shit without a lot of computer assistance…That stealth though! 😂
Some of it might still be classified? When I saw it in the NMUSAF a few years ago it was butted up against a wall to hide the engines and exhaust, then just last year it was moved out a bit more, as if maybe they were permitted to display it fully now or something
you are not smart enough to learn how everything works bud.
@@goodbyemr.anderson5065 you don't have to be a genius to learn difficult things. Just a desire.
Amazing footage, not sure if it's just me but the f117s appear relatively quiet to me! Also the F16 is just such a sexy jet, even between the raptors and f15s
Man that F-16 was sleek. I came here for the F-117's but you're damn right the F-16 is so awesome. It seemed more nimble than any of the jets, even though the raptor is most likely more manoeuvrable.
Me too.
The F-117s are about as quiet as the F-16s at straight and level flight. Much more quiet than the F-22s and F-35s.
Yes and in many ways a better fighter/bomber!
Amazing footage! The F-117, man... on one had it looks antiquated and at the same time futuristic.
Far from futuristic
@@jayscully9707 Okay little man.
The Wright brothers might had just piss in their pants if they saw this. 😮
Like everyone pissed theirs when they saw them at kittyhawk.
I believe #2 might be more in order here. ;-)
That second f117 was spicy. You love to see it. The plane doesn't look real somehow. It's incredible.
The F117 is such a awesome looking jet and just a testament to the engineers who made the thing with slide rulers and 1st gen computers and its still flying many decades later with a lower RCS then many countries top stealth platforms. USA USA USA lol
35+ years later and f117 still is the craziest thing in the sky. I live very close to Miramar and worked just across the freeway from the base for 20 years. We used to watch the air shows from the roof of our building. Never did see any F117s but a B2 did fly in a few times.
The Nighthawk lives!
Worked at TTR ‘90-‘92. Remarkable plane.
Great to see them flying again.
Not supposed to say that. ;-)
That’s amazing. It’s hard enough to catch raptors for most people but catching stealth fighters is absolutely amazing.
The F-22 Raptor is a lot stealthier than the F-117. Stealth technology had improved a lot between the two.
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Definitely. I just meant that seeing an f117 flying anywhere, especially in broad daylight is very very rare.
Fwiw, bases that run F22s, like Langley in VA, run F22 training all day, every day over populated areas like Newport News, Hampton, and Virginia Beach. I've seen more F22s, often flying combat training in pairs against other jets, than almost any other military aircraft I've seen. They became so common, I tuned them out regularly, but if I was outside, I would always stop and watch them fly.
But F117s? I had no idea they still even flew them.
@@SALEENS7GTR5 I'm jealous. You're lucky to see the F-22s so often. The F-117s are officially retired but still fly occasionally. The flights are so rare that the ones in this video are mentioned on the F-117 Wikipedia page.
@@factChecker01 wow, so this is truly special siting, then
It's still nice to see the Night Hawk flying, despite their retirement. Those of us who were maintaining them at the end knew that it really wasn't the end for them. My question has always been, is tail number #809 still among those flying.
All the videos and pictures I've seen since they really started flying them more recently have yet to capture the tail numbers on the rudders.
809 is still flying :) She was one of the jets that put in an appearance last year at Duluth in Minnesota. Main identifier is blue chequered banding on the fin top (whereas the others are either red cheques or a light grey F-117 silhouette similar to the one worn by the 49th FW flagship). 809 has “Hulk” on the L/H canopy rail. The other Duluth jets were (if I recall right) 811 “Double Down” and (spare) 828 “Air Rage”.
Great footage, thank you.
Impressive F-117 capture! I half expected the camera to pan from left to right, and to hear the engines, but see nothing 😉
I lived near an airbase in canada when I was young.. when I saw just over the house an f-117 some f-16 alot of f-18 but the most spectacular was A F-14 Tomcat moving is wing in a delta position just over me at about 500ft... I dont know if he saw me but he seams to head direcly in my direction and made a spectacular turn while puting his wing on a delta position when he was just over me😮😮😮😮
That was so tight. Maybe the best lineup I’ve seen. Just fav after fav. Thanks for sharing brother 🙏🏼
I appreciate that! I'm glad you had a good time watching!
@@StinkJet As a huge nerd of this stuff, I was wondering why I haven’t seen your stuff pop up on my feed. So I checked out the channel I see you’ve just started on YT. As a huge supporter of all things fighter aviation, you’ve earned yourself a subscriber sir. Years from now, I’ll be referring to you as one of your “Day 1’s”. Keep up the great work and more will come. 🙏🏼
Thanks very much man! I appreciate it. Sorry I just figured out how to see replies to my comments haha. I appreciate the support! Hope to make more great content for everyone to enjoy.
In 1994 I was guarding F-117s at Boca Chica Naval Air Station ( FL)
F117 Nighthawk is 1970s technology, and still the sexiest beast flying.
So is the F-15, F-16, and F-18. The BUFF is 1950s tech.
Some of the baddest birds on the planet! Thank you so much for sharing!
I agree! Thanks for the kind words :)
Idk man pigeons are pretty bad too they drop more bombs than anyone
Seeing an F-117 is an unbelievably rare occasion. Good catch!
May I ask where this wonderful place is located? IS this a weekly or monthly fight pattern or do you have to know someone in the know? Being retired USAF and living near DM, I get to watch A-10's all day long. Still one of the coolest jets every made..
It looks like it's near Lake Isabella but just guessing...Sure would be nice to know for sure!
Awesome to see the F-117 still in use.
Still to this day, for some reason, I still love the F-16. Maybe because I am an 80's baby but I love that jet. Watched the movie Iron Eagle last night, typical cheesy 80's flick but still the best one and it brought back so many memories of that masterpiece of machinery.
Classic movie. Grew up on it too. But always wondered why its about an F16 and not the F15. Iron viper or iron falcon dont sound as cool i guess.
Awesome video and photos. It's so nice to see the F-117 still flying. How I wish the F-14 was still in service. There was nothing like it, you knew when a Tomcat was flying by.
US hard scratched the Tomcat, so Iran doesn't get it's parts. If it was never sold to Iran it would have probably still been in the reserve fleet.
@@niweshlekhak9646 spot on, the US is so smart and so fucking stupid at the same time
I thought the 117 was retired. The last time I saw one in the air was like June 2013 in Colorado.
@@AnthonytheAmericanIt’s in “inactive service” supposedly for stealth coating material testing. I thought the same thing too but researching it, it is being used again heavily, just not in “active” roles
Yes, the F-14 was a genuine fighter aircraft! I worked on the F-14A aircraft and avionics at the Norfolk Navy Depot from 1979 - 1994.
That F-117 looks like an obsidian arrowhead point ! Almost 👽
An S200 is detecting something, be careful boys
Hahahaha.. most people here don’t have a clue what you just said .. only few 😂😂😂
Care to explain?
Excellent video, I really enjoyed it. Great to see the F-117, too.😎
Absolutely amazing. I love military aviation!!!
The F 117 is a beautiful throw back to the past nice video nice medley
Went to an airshow back in 95 or 96, sat in an F-111. Got to walk up and touch an F-16, Harrier, and a few others.
The F-117 had two guards with M-4's posted on either side of it with barriers around the perimeter preventing anyone from getting closer than about 50 feet. Was one of those "whoa" moments.
Same for me, except it was the B-2 Spirit. It was in a hangar with the doors opened but the entrance roped off with armed guards, back in the early 90s.
I had a similar experience I think even earlier at an air show. They actually had the armed guards and several Red signs saying Use of Deadly Force Authorized Beyond This Point.
Same here. They had guards and signs. Willow Grove Airbase when it was open and had awesome airshows.
If only they took such measures in protecting its stealth tech with the F-117 that was shot down. Understandable that it could be difficult and complex to recover an aircraft wreckage behind enemy lines, but they should have at least destroyed the wreckage.
@@dallasyap3064 china will soon be selling the clones on amazon because of that.
thanks for the great filming - lovely to see all those planes! also the great landscape
Thank you so much for shooting and uploading at 60FPS. Subscribed for more!!!
I appreciate the kind words! More coming soon :)
Glad you didn't get carpet bombed by the 52....
Amazing! the B52 Whistle sounds so cool! I'm surprised how loud the F-117 was but then again being 'stealth' doesn't necessarily mean audibly so. The Super Hornet Sounded great!
They are surprisingly quiet from below..at least for a jet. By way of example, the comparison to the Hornet is pretty apt, as they essentially have the same engines, when the Hornet isn't in afterburner.
How do you know when to go out there? I'd love to visit some of the spots along the route.
Hike to The Needles east of Ponderosa. You can watch the airplanes fly right overhead. You can see the Needles @2:31 directly above the second 117, and the first in the distance turning towards them. Another easily accessible place to watch aircraft is on top of Dome Rock, a few miles south of Ponderosa. Mid-week best. Was there in June and it was pretty busy. Bring binnoculars.
I absolutely love military jets. They have the ultimate job. I bet it about kills em when they have to finally stop flying. It would me. I would love to get a ride in any of these just once. It on my bucket list , but I know it will never happen. But nice to wish for it right. Maybe Santa is real???
With you there! Love to have a pilot go nuts with me riding😊
40+ years old the F-117, and still a stunning bird in the sky.
No still shot of the 117?
Its on my Instagram, I save the best shots for Insta :)
I thought they retired the F-117 years ago. I remember them being used in Desert Storm but they didn't last too long after that. They bring them out of mothballs???
Yes! they are flying them as adversary aircraft. We don't entirely know their mission at the moment, but they have popped up from time to time, like when I caught them in this video!
Waow, first "real" video of F-22 Raptor and F-117 Nighthawk flying, that i've seen.
I’m hoping I’m the only person asking if that B-52 is flying with the new RR engines. Looked awful clean behind it.
I was wondering the same thing, they sounded like RR turbofans instead of the old coal burners.
Wow crazy, 40 years later two of the aircraft I worked on are still flying. F-117A and B-52z although I worked on G models not H models. Brings back a lot of great memories.
If the F-117 is so stealthy, how come I can see it’s shadow 😂
@1:39 Oh my God!! Not one but TWO Nighthawks!!! They still exist, and here I thought the Air Force retired them all!!
@2:45 A "VANDY-1" VX-9 Black Hornet........... wow, what a treat!!!
I remember back in the 1980s when I saw the F-4J, the F-4S, and the F-14 Tomcats dressed up in the "Black Bunny" VANDY paint scheme.
Those were some good times!!!
No way! They are flying there again? I need a location, love to come out with my sons.
just think, the 117 was operational in '81
Nice to see they un-retired them.
Great capture, well done!! 🇺🇸👍
Wow this footage was crazy clear. Can you tell me what equipment you used to capture this video?
Iphone 14 Pro believe it or not!