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From: stevew@wyse.wyse.com (Steve Wilson xttemp dept303)
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Subject: Re: F-117 Stealth Operation
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Date: 8 Jan 90 05:11:44 GMT
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From: stevew@wyse.wyse.com (Steve Wilson xttemp dept303)

In article <12830@cbnews.ATT.COM> AMICHIEL@SUNRISE.ACS.SYR.EDU writes:
>I also saw several print media reports regarding the operational use
>of the stealth fighter in the Panama invasion.  They all ran about
>the same line.
> stuff deleted to save net bandwidth...

According to AW&ST this last week a total of 8 F117's were used
in the attack delivering 2 2000lb bombs directly were they were
supposed to go.  According to the military the bombs were meant
to go off  near the barricks, not directly on top of them mainly
as a scare tatic.   I tend to believe this since the US wanted
to use the air field so they'd have no intention of disrupting the
air field itself, also the US apparently landed airborne troops 
directly after the bombs were released.  The report had something
about PDF forces running around in their shorts so the bomb's
seem to have had the desired effect ;-)

Steve Wilson