Flight exhibitions and birthday cake at the heart of the 26thth Anniversary Air Show and Veterans Day Celebration
PALM SPRINGS, California., November 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The newly refurbished F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter will be unveiled on February 27 at the Palm Springs Air Museum Saturday 12 November 2022 at 13 o’clock. There will be a special ceremony to debut the aircraft on permanent loan from the United States Air Force. “This is the most comprehensive F-117 exhibit ever,” said the museum’s vice chairman Fred bell. “Exhibits and artifacts further explaining stealth technology are included. This is one of the most significant designs in US history.”
Special Guest of Honor Major General Gregory “Beast” Feest (USAF, Ret) will speak. Feest was the first pilot to fly in the F-117 during Operation Desert Storm and combat missions Panama. The aircraft will bear his name and will be in the colors of the US Air Force 415th Tactical Fighter Squadron based at the top-secret Tonopah Test Range Nevada.
Other activities of the day include flying displays, birthday cakes, the Heat Wave Jazz Band and food vendors. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free with paid adult admission. Warbird rides are for sale. Museum admission ranges from $20 to $22with a Family Pack rate of $55 for two adults and three teenagers (13-17 years). Members of the Air Museum have free admission.
The Palm Springs Air Museum is a living history museum with over 75 vintage airframes spanning the spectrum of military aviation, WWII,…
