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Jammers and F-117
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 15:44:57 -0400
Subject: Jammers and F-117
From: "James P. Stevenson"
At 05:20 AM 08/24/1999 -0400, Jim wrote:
> >>
> >>I have this information from some other source in the Air Force that the
> >>F-117s definitely had jammer support. Since their comment is an
> >>admission against interest, I tend to accept it.
> >>>
In response, Patrick wrote:
> >
>> I will share this, not that it answers anything.....I had lunch recently with
>> an ex-F-117 pilot who now flys for Delta. He recently met another Delta
>> pilot who is currently a member of the reserve F-16 squadron that flew the
>> jamming missions over Yugoslavia the night 806 was downed. The F-16 pilot
>> told my friend that that all of their F-16 jammers were ordered back to base
>> unexpectedly just before 806 was lost. Knowing the importance of their
>> mission, they protested the RTB order but were told to comply immediately.
>> No reason was ever given to them.
I shared this e-mail with someone who has researched the issue heavily.
Here is what he wrote me:
> The writer of this e-mail message seems to be suggesting that there were
> no jammers present when the F-117 was shot down. Perhaps it is true that
> the F-16's were ordered back, though this is the first time I have heard
> there were F-16 jamming aircraft on this mission. However, the F-117 was
> not alone in the wilderness. There were two EA-6B Prowlers flying with
> it. In fact, the air force has been saying privately that the F-117 was
> shot down because the Navy Prowlers screwed up. After the aricraft was
> shot down, the air forced demanded (and got) that three Prowlers fly on
> every F-117 and B-2 mission.
Jim
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Created: Wed Aug 25 15:56:18 EDT 1999