The USAF's Attempts At Hiding The Crash of Its Top-Secret Stealth Fighter In the 80's Seriously Back

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The USAF's Attempts At Hiding The Crash of Its Top-Secret Stealth Fighter In the 80's Seriously Backfired
Story by Clare Fitzgerald • 15h

The USAF’s Attempts At Hiding The Crash of Its Top-Secret Stealth Fighter In the 80’s Seriously Backfired
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In the summer of 1986, a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk went down in California's Sequoia National Forest. At first, the US Air Force tried to keep the crash a secret. But as public interest grew, authorities tried to disguise the aircraft's identity by replacing the wreckage with parts from a McDonnell F-101A Voodoo.

Ironically, these actions only heightened the public's interest in the event.

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