| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing Bird of Prey |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing Bird of Prey |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing Bird of Prey |
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| Operator Titles: | Boeing |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 9 December 2009 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 462516 |
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The Boeing Bird of Prey was a black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology. It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in the 1990s. As an internal project, this aircraft was not given an X-plane designation. The first flight was in 1996, and some forty flights were performed through the program's conclusion in 1999. The aircraft, which had given the designation "YF-118G" as a cover, was made public on 18 October 2002. The Bird of Prey was put on display at the National Museum of the USAF at Wright-Patterson AFB on 16 July 2003. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 May 2022, and has since been viewed 2871 times. |