The image in this post is particularly interesting as it shows an F-117 Nighthawk pilot deploying an unsual black drag chute.
Since later photos show white chutes used by stealth jet’s pilots, according to Lockheed Martin’s Code One, this photo was likely taken in the early years (decades…) of the Nighthawk, when the plane secretly flew, mainly at night, using all kind of tricks to deceive indiscreet eyes.
59 production “Nighthawk” aircraft (one of those was lost to the Serbian Air Defense during “Operation Allied Force“) served with the U.S. Air Force until the type was officially retired in 2008.
Actually the type has been spotted flying again near Tonopah Test Range, Nevada.
