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[#806 in better days as the 49th FW aircraft.(USAF)]

Aircraft Losses

F-117A #82-806
March 27, 1999
Pilot: UNKNOWN (USAF)
Ejected in enemy territory
Rescued by CSAR Operations

On March 27th, 1999 F-117A #82-806 became the first combat loss of a F-117A. Earlier that evening on the 4th night of Operation Allied Force, an unknown pilot assigned to the 8th FS took off from Aviano Air BAse, Italy using the calsign "Vega 31". This is one of the most sensational stories to come from Operation Allied Force.

Vega 31: The Loss of #806
PART 1
"Vega 31 is going down!"
PART II
"The Rescue"
PART III
"Getting Home"
PART IV
"Awards and Honors"
PART V
"The Wreckage"
PART VI
"The Photos"
[Vega 31 Home]
Vega 31 Home

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Active Duty
#777
#782
#783
#784
#786
#787
#788
#789
#790
#791
#794
#795
#796
#797
#798
#799
#800
#802
#803
#804
#805
#807
#808
#809
#810
#811
#812
#813
#814
#816
#817
#818
#819
#820
#821
#823
#824
#825
#826
#827
#828
#829
#830
#831
#832
#833
#834
#835
#836
#837
#838
#839
#840
#841
#842
#843
Spares
Retired
#778
#779
#780
#781
Remembered
#785
#792
#793
#801
#806
#815
#822

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