I saw one for the first time when I was standing here
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the night the Afghanistan operations started. My brother and I were out walking, and heard an unfamiliar jet engine overhead. Based on size compared to my thumb at arm's length, it couldn't have been more than about 3000 feet up, and was traveling in the neighborhood of 600 mph. I imagine they fly this far north to catch the Gulf Stream and cut some time and fuel cost over the Atlantic.
I've heard from USAF retirees that they were flying well before they officially became operational, although I'm skeptical of the Vietnam stories.
edit: I was talking to my mom the other day, and I remembered this completely wrong. It was the night the Afghanistan campaign started that I saw the F117. It was another military plane, maybe a B-52 the night Gulf War II started.
Last edited by MSD; 05-31-2008 at 01:42 PM..
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