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The 410th Flight Test Squadron, which was responsible for testing the F-117 Nighthawk stealth aircraft, was inactivated in ceremonies 1 August at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, after more than twenty-seven years and 8,000 flight test hours. The 410th FLTS traces its history to 1980 when Air Force and Lockheed personnel were tapped to form a classified Joint Test Force, unofficially named Baja Scorpions. The JTF received its first shipment containing a disassembled prototype YF-117A in January 1981. In April 1992, the unit moved to Air Force Plant 42 and later became a test squadron. Lt. Col. Dwayne Opella (pictured) was the last commander of the 410th FLTS.
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