Message posted by Peter Merlin on October 21, 2010 at 13:56:05 PST:

Three structural test articles (777, 778, and 779), five YF-117A full-scale development prototypes, and 59 production F-117A airframes were built.

All surviving YF-117A and F-117A airframes have been officially retired, although at least one has been retained for flight test purposes. Most were placed in storage at Tonopah Test Range. After arrival at TTR, volatile fluids were drained, ejection systems safed, wings removed, and other preparations undertaken for long-term storage. At least five aircraft are stored in each hangar.

Five aircraft are on public display:
YF-117A (780), Nellis AFB, Nevada
YF-117A (781), National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Ohio
YF-117A (782), Holloman AFB, New Mexico (painted as 816)
YF-117A (783), Blackbird Airpark, Palmdale, California
F-117A (785), AF Plant 42, Palmdale, California (restored using parts of structural test articles 778 and 779)

Seven airframes were written off:
F-117A (785), 20 April 1982, Groom Lake, Nevada (accident)
F-117A (792), 11 July 1986, Bakersfield, California (accident)
F-117A (793), 14 September 1997, Baltimore, Maryland (accident)
F-117A (801), 4 August 1992, Alamogordo, New Mexico (accident)
F-117A (806), 27 March 1999, Budjanovci, Yugoslavia (combat)
F-117A (815), 14 October 1987, Tonopah, Nevada (accident)
F-117A (822), 10 May 1995, Zuni, New Mexico (accident)

One pre-production prototype was scrapped:
YF-117A (784) was broken up at AF Plant 42 on 26 August 2008

In Reply to: Re: First Public Display of the F-117 at Nellis AFB posted by reeb88 on October 20, 2010 at 17:41:40 PST:

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