The Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk, though long-since officially retired, still conjures the imagination, given its secretive nature and storied combat history as the world’s first true ‘stealth’ combat aircraft. While there are persistent rumors of a handful of the type still serving in secret as test airframes, most surviving examples are still mothballed in semi-dismantled storage, far from public view. Of the four Nighthawks currently on display, all are pre-preoduction YF-117s, which never saw combat. However, that is soon to change according to a press release from Lockheed Martin. F-117A 82-0803 will soon go on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. This airframe reportedly flew 78 combat missions, more than any other examples of the breed…

PRESS RELEASE – Lockheed Martin and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute are partnering on a permanent static display for the F-117 Nighthawk that bears the nickname Unexpected Guest. The display will be debuted at a ribbon cutting ceremony during the Reagan National Defense Forum on Dec. 7.

(REF: https://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/retired-f-117-nighthawk-to-be-debuted-on-static-display-at-reagan-defense-forum.html)