Anonymous ID: f277f4 April 15, 2019, 7:38 a.m. No.6184905   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4917 >>4997 >>5203 >>5233 >>5294

Night [#] Crumbs Were A Signature About F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Bombers

This is just a theory

There have been recent reports about F-117 sightings and flights, as if they're active again, EVEN THOUGH they were decommissioned years ago in 2007 and 2008.

These were the planes being developed in Area 51 during the 70s and 80s, so they have ALWAYS had secrecy associated with them.

There is new reports about 4 of the f-117 Nighthawks being used once in Syria in 2017.

But there have been reports of "unidentified or unknown aircrafts" CONSTANTLY throughout the campaign against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, I included just a few. There's so many more.

It's highly plausible many more missions have been done using them.

Then I saw in the articles the use of "Night #" to describe the callsign.

I thought of Q's crumbs on Night [#] from April, a few days before the Airstrikes on Syria because of the chemical weapon FALSE FLAGS.

The last Night [#] crumb was Night [5] on 4/12/18, and the strikes happened early in the morning on 4/14/18.

This is theoretical, but Q posted Night [2], Night [3], Night [4], and Night [5], implying 4 Night [#]s

Night [#] → Night # → NightHawk # → F-117 → 4 F-117s

On the 14th ALSO, there was a giant explosion at an Iranian base in Syria from an "unidentified" aircraft or aircrafts that was blamed on Israel.

It seriously crippled Iranian forces in that area, of Northern Syria.

 

Q asked "What if Iran created a classified ‘satellite’ Nuclear facility in Northern Syria?", and also asked "Why did we strike Syria? Why did we really strike Syria?".

I don't think we hit targets AT the facility, but we hit targets at this base to PREVENT anything from continuing there, and Q uses "prevent" a lot in the crumbs I put in the graphic, even saying "Prevent at all costs."

The theory is that Q was telling us we were striking COVERTLY, while the international spectacle of the OVERT airstrikes were happening using supposedly decommissioned F-117 Nighthawks.

This also means we could be hitting cabal targets covertly ALL THE TIME, and likely are.

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Update:

F-117 Sported Mysterious "Dark Knights" Tail Flash During Recent Mojave Desert Flights

The Dark Knights officially don't exist. We look into what this surprise moniker could mean and where it might have come from.

MARCH 19, 2019

 

et another new tidbit of information has emerged regarding recent F-117 Nighthawk operations over and around Panamint Valley, California. Photos from the aircraft's famous appearance near the aviation photographer haven of Rainbow Canyon have shown the black jets largely stripped of markings, aside from one peculiar and high-profile addition on one of the planes—a color tail stripe prominently displayed on the F-117's 'v' tails. It reads "Dark Knights" and has the iconic planform shape of an F-117 towards the tail's leading edge.

 

The first generation stealth jets were officially retired over a decade ago, but the type is still flying in small numbers. You can read all of our years of coverage on the F-117 and the fascinating topic of its continued operation here. Most recently, it was reported that some of the Nighthawks had been returned to operational service to fly combat operations in the Middle East—a claim we broke down in detail in two special features linked here and here. So, suffice it to say that the appearance of the mysterious tail flash only adds to the intrigue surrounding the stealth jet and its ongoing flight operations.

 

moar here:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27024/f-117-sported-mysterious-dark-knights-tail-flash-during-recent-mojave-desert-flights

Anonymous ID: f277f4 April 15, 2019, 7:48 a.m. No.6184997   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5020 >>5042 >>5181 >>5599

>>6184905

F-117 Sported Mysterious "Dark Knights" Tail Flash During Recent Mojave Desert Flights

The Dark Knights officially don't exist. We look into what this surprise moniker could mean and where it might have come from.

MARCH 19, 2019

 

Yet another new tidbit of information has emerged regarding recent F-117 Nighthawk operations over and around Panamint Valley, California. Photos from the aircraft's famous appearance near the aviation photographer haven of Rainbow Canyon have shown the black jets largely stripped of markings, aside from one peculiar and high-profile addition on one of the planes—a color tail stripe prominently displayed on the F-117's 'v' tails. It reads "Dark Knights" and has the iconic planform shape of an F-117 towards the tail's leading edge.

 

The first generation stealth jets were officially retired over a decade ago, but the type is still flying in small numbers. You can read all of our years of coverage on the F-117 and the fascinating topic of its continued operation here. Most recently, it was reported that some of the Nighthawks had been returned to operational service to fly combat operations in the Middle East—a claim we broke down in detail in two special features linked here and here. So, suffice it to say that the appearance of the mysterious tail flash only adds to the intrigue surrounding the stealth jet and its ongoing flight operations.

 

The shot showing the tail band can be seen in the photo in the tweet below. Higher resolution photos can be seen on Air Forces Monthly website linked in the tweet and here. 

 

Let's start with the name. Dark Knights would certainly be a great name even for the small cadre of pilots and maintainers that are known to keep roughly four to six F-117s flyable at any given time at the mothballed force's home, Tonopah Test Range Airport. The "dark" part of the name could likely signify the shadowy nature of the unit's existence—the USAF has elected to stay bizarrely quiet about the status of its F-117s since the type's official retirement and banishment to the high-security airfield in a very remote part of the Nevada desert. 

 

Dark Knights also has a pop culture connection. Arguably the most beloved Batman movie ever used the Caped Crusader's nickname "Dark Knight" in its title. Batman, a vigilante that takes on his enemies alone in the dead of night while wearing a black suit of armor certainly sounds like a good fit for the F-117 and its mission set.

 

There is also already a Dark Knights squadron in the USAF. 338th Training Squadron is based at Keelser AFB and is part of Air Education Training Command. According to the Keesler AFB's webpage, the unit trains airmen in "RF transmission, airfield systems, ground radar, cyber transport." The existence of this very public unit is interesting, but it doesn't appear to have any relation to the F-117 or its continued flying operations. 

 

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27024/f-117-sported-mysterious-dark-knights-tail-flash-during-recent-mojave-desert-flights

Anonymous ID: f277f4 April 15, 2019, 7:49 a.m. No.6185007   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5020 >>5139 >>5599

The Knight moniker also has a historical relation to the F-117 program overall. In 1993, as F-117 operations relocated to Holloman AFB in New Mexico, the 9th Fighter Squadron, known by the nickname "Iron Knights," took over F-117 operations from the 415th Fighter Squadron. That unit had flown the F-117 during the tail-end of its period of the program's secrecy from the type's initial operational home at Tonopah Test Range Airport, through declassification, and on to incredible success during Operation Desert Storm. The 9th Fighter Squadron was one of just two operational F-117 squadrons following the type's bedding down at Holloman AFB.

 

Apparently, sometime in the second half of the 1990s, the 9th Fighter Squadron changed its nickname from "Iron Knights" to "Flying Knights." Regardless, the Knight nickname has a special place in F-117 lore and history. 

 

Some may say the appearance of the tail flash flown on a jet with nearly all its other markings sprayed over seems indicative that a new squadron, possibly one with greater manpower and capabilities than the skeleton crew that has kept a handful of F-117s flying for years, has been established. But really, it's all anyone's guess. As we noted in our piece on the F-117 Middle East deployment rumors, there is no real evidence to support such claims nor the existence of a F-117 combat force of any size, although there may—or may not—have been a real requirement and clear logic behind secretly returning a number of F-117s back to operational service. 

 

What's more likely is that the markings just highlight what has existed for many years—the name of the unit tasked with keeping F-117s airborne for test and currency purposes and with maintaining the dozens of airframes cocooned five to a hangar at Tonopah. You are probably wondering why a jet that isn't supposed to be seen have a tail flash? The answer is likely morale, at least mainly. But once again, we just don't know what the exact circumstances and origins are behind badging.

 

It's also worth noting something we have pointed out time and again, that these aircraft could very well be operated by contractors, not the USAF. This is actually something we have been told multiple times in the past and it would make a lot of sense. As such, slapping a non-standard decal of the contractor unit's chosen nickname on one of the F-117's tails seems far less puzzling than the alternative explanation. 

 

Still, in retrospect, there were signs that the Knight name was associated with ongoing F-117 operations of a semi-clandestine nature for a long time. The callsign "Knight" has been used for years by F-117s flying sorties over the Nellis Test and Training Range complex. Up until just a few weeks ago, nobody had ever seen one operate outside of that desolate expanse post retirement. But now the aircraft are remarkably active, and even interactive with aviation photographers in Panamint Valley. 

 

The video below is from our friend Jamie Hunter—the boss of the always wonderful Combat Aircraft magazine—who was just in Panamint Valley to look into the recent sightings. 

 

In the video, firsthand witnesses talk about how the jet flew up and down Panamint Valley while F-16s orbited at the opposite ends on the jet's racetrack pattern. The F-117s were photographed without their radar reflective devices installed and have repeated the mission a number of times in recent days. 

 

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27024/f-117-sported-mysterious-dark-knights-tail-flash-during-recent-mojave-desert-flights

Anonymous ID: f277f4 April 15, 2019, 7:49 a.m. No.6185011   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5020

This sounds a lot like sensor testing with the F-16s using onboard radars and/or infrared search and track systems to gauge their performance against the best low-observable control variable the USAF has—the F-117. Back in 2014, I wrote the following as part of an large piece that speculated on why the F-117s were still flying: 

 

At the time of the F-117s official retirement, and its subsequent banishment to tomb-like hangars deep in the Nevada Desert, the aircraft was the most understood low observable platform in the history of aeronautics. Hundreds of thousands of hours were flown on the fleet of 64 aircraft (including pre-production versions), crashes were deeply investigated and improvements on the effectiveness of the aircraft were constantly being made.

 

In other words, the F-117 is a known commodity to the DoD and the USAF, and this is especially true when it comes to the aircraft's unique radar, radio, and infrared signature. In fact, I would not be surprised if the F-117 represents the most studied aircraft "signature" of all time. With this in mind, the F-117 could be theoretically used as something of a "flying measuring stick" for evaluating a radar system's ability to detect and track low-observable flying objects. Or conversely, it could be used as a surrogate to test new radar absorbent materials and coatings applied to its flat, facet like structure that was originally built to accept such applications.

 

By specifically utilizing the F-117 for such-real life tests and evaluations, defense program managers could have a control variable, in this case the F-117′s well documented radar cross-section, infrared, and visual signature, and an independent variable for which to test upon it. That independent variable being an experimental radar absorbent material or other signature control application.

 

Testers of new signature control applications, such as an innovative new version of radar absorbent material (RAM), could leverage highly accurate real-life metrics and historical data collected throughout the life and development of the F-117. They can then fly their new application on the jet so that new data can be collected for which to compare and help judge the effectiveness of the experimental capability being tested.

 

On the radar and infrared tracking side of argument, the F-117 is also a near-perfect and highly available low observable aircraft to test everything from ground based radars and SAM systems—both foreign and domestic—AWACS modifications, fighter radars and even infrared search and track systems.

 

By doing so, testers can come up with a clear idea of what the capabilities of the system being tested are against a hard to detect target. In doing so, tacticians can work on solutions for defeating any weaknesses in the system while at the same time working on emphasizing its unique strengths. Even keeping a couple "sterile" F-117s available for calibrating and improving the DYCOMS array at Groom Lake, used for measuring the radar cross sections of aircraft flying under real world conditions, may be in itself an entirely necessary and worthwhile reason to keep a small cadre of F-117s operational.

 

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27024/f-117-sported-mysterious-dark-knights-tail-flash-during-recent-mojave-desert-flights

Anonymous ID: f277f4 April 15, 2019, 7:50 a.m. No.6185020   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5599

>>6184997

>>6185007

>>6185011

The trough-like valley with a relatively smooth and flat floor offers a remarkably good backdrop for testing detection and tracking of such a stealthy target flying at low-level against uniform ground clutter. It is also electromagnetic emissions quiet area, which can be beneficial for radar testing. 

We know for a fact that testing of advanced IRST systems is deeply underway. The F-15C/D and Super Hornet Forces are slated to get these sensors en masse soon. America's enemies also use the technology for passive detection of airborne targets, which is totally immune to a stealthy plane's small radar signature. In fact, we know an F-16 that flies test support out of Groom Lake/Area-51 is outfitted with the same IRST sensor intended for the Super Hornets and the Eagles. That aircraft was also caught on camera very near where the F-117 was, but it was blasting through "Star Wars Canyon." 

The F-117 was designed specifically for reduced infrared signature. Its elaborate planar exhaust system spreads out and attenuates the jet's twin GE-F404 engines' thermal signature. This makes it a very attractive and challenging target for testing the abilities and limits of IRST sensors. 

New modular Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar systems are also being tested for a number of tactical jets and bombers, and the F-16, in particular. So the low-level profile the F-117s were flying, the location of the flights, and the positioning relationship with the F-16s makes a near perfect sense in regards to air-to-air sensor testing. 

Some final thoughts—it's odd that the USAF remains so secretive about the four decades old F-117 force, but at the same time its pilots clearly aren't shy about posing for cameras. Now we know that some of their aircraft even sport very visible and intriguing tail flashes. Clearly, the Dark Knights would have an amazing story to tell, one that likely includes keeping one of the most iconic, historic, and exotic flying war machines operating in the shadows over a decade after their collective flying fate was supposedly sealed. 

Now that the USAF is disposing of the F-117s at a rate of four per year, maybe we will finally hear their story sooner rather than later.

 

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27024/f-117-sported-mysterious-dark-knights-tail-flash-during-recent-mojave-desert-flights

Anonymous ID: f277f4 April 15, 2019, 8:01 a.m. No.6185140   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5148 >>5158 >>5183 >>5205

Notables so far

 

#7909

 

>>6184897, >>6185001 POTUS Schedule tweet

>>6184923 NATIONAL GUARD continues to assist flood response efforts

>>6184955 NY Dems reject tuition aid for Gold Star kids after doling out millions for illegal students

>>6185003 NEW JOHN SOLOMON

>>6185078 Hillary Clinton jabs Mnuchin, IRS chief on Tax Day over Trump returns

 

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>>6185113

>11:00:11

Thanks BV, refreshed.

Anonymous ID: f277f4 April 15, 2019, 8:15 a.m. No.6185289   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5343

Notables so far

 

#7909

 

>>6184896 New Coast Guard twat

>>6184897, >>6185001 POTUS Schedule tweet

>>6184923 NATIONAL GUARD continues to assist flood response efforts

>>6184955 NY Dems reject tuition aid for Gold Star kids after doling out millions for illegal students

>>6185003 NEW JOHN SOLOMON

>>6185078 Hillary Clinton jabs Mnuchin, IRS chief on Tax Day over Trump returns

>>6185211 China Scores Ideological Coup As It Exports Social Engineering Technologies

>>6185214 Las Vegas Diocese names 33 clergy with 'credible' accusations of sexual abuse

>>6185216 Super-Creepy Video: Allison Mack sings at Nxivm baby shower

>>6185266 UK PM May says no-deal Brexit planning continues

>>6185270 New study: Number of Germans brutally attacked and murdered by migrants doubled in one year

 

I got the handoff late in the bread, let me know if something was missed

Anonymous ID: f277f4 April 15, 2019, 8:37 a.m. No.6185493   🗄️.is 🔗kun

LAST CALL

 

#7909

 

>>6184896 New Coast Guard twat

>>6184897, >>6185001 POTUS Schedule tweet

>>6184923 NATIONAL GUARD continues to assist flood response efforts

>>6184953 Turkish Lira Tumbles On Soaring Unemployment, "Absolute Shitshow" Investor Meeting

>>6184955 NY Dems reject tuition aid for Gold Star kids after doling out millions for illegal students

>>6185003 NEW JOHN SOLOMON

>>6185078 Hillary Clinton jabs Mnuchin, IRS chief on Tax Day over Trump returns

>>6185211 China Scores Ideological Coup As It Exports Social Engineering Technologies

>>6185214 Las Vegas Diocese names 33 clergy with 'credible' accusations of sexual abuse

>>6185216 Super-Creepy Video: Allison Mack sings at Nxivm baby shower

>>6185266 UK PM May says no-deal Brexit planning continues

>>6185270 New study: Number of Germans brutally attacked and murdered by migrants doubled in one year

>>6185311 CAIR-MN to protest President Trump, Omar Becomes the Victim

>>6185319 Satellite images show Iran missile factory in Syria destroyed by Israel air strikes

>>6185348 Foreign countries fuelling war in Libya

>>6185351 Lori Loughlin and her husband plea not guilty to college admissions scandal

>>6185386 Texts and emails Michael Cohen sent in 2015 and 2016 show the Trump Organization did not have communication set up with Putin or the Kremlin during the campaign

>>6185429 Breaking: Jihadists launch second big attack on Aleppo city in last 24 hours

>>6185466, >>6185470 New POTUS Tweets

Anonymous ID: f277f4 April 15, 2019, 8:44 a.m. No.6185579   🗄️.is 🔗kun

#7909

 

>>6184896 New Coast Guard twat

>>6184897, >>6185001 POTUS Schedule tweet

>>6184923 NATIONAL GUARD continues to assist flood response efforts

>>6184953 Turkish Lira Tumbles On Soaring Unemployment, "Absolute Shitshow" Investor Meeting

>>6184955 NY Dems reject tuition aid for Gold Star kids after doling out millions for illegal students

>>6185003 NEW JOHN SOLOMON

>>6185078 Hillary Clinton jabs Mnuchin, IRS chief on Tax Day over Trump returns

>>6185211 China Scores Ideological Coup As It Exports Social Engineering Technologies

>>6185214 Las Vegas Diocese names 33 clergy with 'credible' accusations of sexual abuse

>>6185216 Super-Creepy Video: Allison Mack sings at Nxivm baby shower

>>6185266 UK PM May says no-deal Brexit planning continues

>>6185270 New study: Number of Germans brutally attacked and murdered by migrants doubled in one year

>>6185311 CAIR-MN to protest President Trump, Omar Becomes the Victim

>>6185319 Satellite images show Iran missile factory in Syria destroyed by Israel air strikes

>>6185348 Foreign countries fuelling war in Libya

>>6185351 Lori Loughlin and her husband plea not guilty to college admissions scandal

>>6185386 Texts and emails Michael Cohen sent in 2015 and 2016 show Trump Organization didn't have communication with Putin or Kremlin during campaign

>>6185429 Breaking: Jihadists launch second big attack on Aleppo city in last 24 hours

>>6185466, >>6185470 New POTUS Tweets