Dark Eagles: A History of the Top Secret U.S. Aircraft

'We Own the Night,' 20, 21.

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Goodall, F-117 Stealth in Action, 35. The effect of the phase of the moon on F-117A operations is not unique. During World War II, RAF bomber squadrons stood down during the 'moon period' because it made the night sky too bright.

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Michael A. Dornheim, 'F-117A Provides New Freedom in Attacking Ground Tragets,' Aviation Week and Space Technology (May 14, 1990), 106.

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Goodall, F-117 Stealth in Action, 19–21, 30.

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Richard P. Hallion, Storm over Iraq (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992), 99.

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Goodall, F-117 Stealth in Action, 42.

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'We Own the Night,' 60.

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Electronic Spies (Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, 1991), chap. 1.

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Goodall, F-117 Stealth in Action, 19, 42. This book contains two interviews with Steve Paulson, one of the original 4450th Tactical Group members. He stated, 'Yes, let's just say we were within hours of going on two different occasions.' He would not elaborate.

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'We Own the Night,' 14.

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This information was obtained from a framed set of F-117A development patches shown at the Edwards AFB Air Show as part of the F-117 display.

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James C. Goodall, 'Research Data: Lockheed's F-117A Stealth Fighter,' FineScale Modeler (July 1990), 48.

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'We Own the Night,' 24.

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Sweetman and Goodall, Lockheed F-117 A, 78, 79.

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F-117A development patches.

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Goodall, F-117 Stealth in Action, 23.