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Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk Flight Test Pete Barnes was assigned to fly IOT&E in #787. Barnes, the second operational TAC F-117A pilot (Bandit #110), made his first flight in #787 on July 9, 1982. The night before the flight, Brad Brown (a painter for LADC) painted a dragon design on the side of the aircraft, after hours, on his own time. The aircraft became known as "Pete's Dragon".

Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk Flight Test

Pete Barnes was assigned to fly IOT&E in #787. Barnes, the second operational TAC F-117A pilot (Bandit #110), made his first flight in #787 on July 9, 1982. The night before the flight, Brad Brown (a painter for LADC) painted a dragon design on the side of the aircraft, after hours, on his own time. The aircraft became known as "Pete's Dragon".

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