In 1986 U.S. President Ronald Reagan offered Britain the F-117 stealth jet

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The Aviationist
David Cenciotti
Jan. 2, 2017

Recently declassified documents from the British National Archives have exposed something interesting: back in 1986, the then President of the United States Ronald Reagan offered British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher a chance for transatlantic cooperation on Stealth technology.

As reported by the Guardian, under the name “Project Moonflower,” the former POTUS offered Downing Street a briefing on the Black Project and the opportunity for the U.S. and the UK to work together on it.

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Neat picture.

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We had Brit pilots flying the F117 at Tonopah Test Range before the F117 was acknowledged in 1988...

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We had Brit pilots flying the F117 at Tonopah Test Range before the F117 was acknowledged in 1988...

Makes sense that they would give it a go if we were offering it to them.