+MigBuster Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 According to Naylor, the Stealth helicopters that took part in the raid were experimental choppers that had survived a program to make the Black Hawk less visible to radars. Tested by the 160th SOAR in Area 51, Nevada, before the program was cancelled, the two airframes were less maneuverable under certain conditions than the standard MH-60s because of the modifications. Still, in the wake of the successful raid in Pakistan, the program was exhumed, and the “Night Stalkers” flew their “new” MH-Xs to Syria where they took part in the failed raid to free captured American journalist James Foley and other captives from ISIS, on July 4th, 2014. https://theaviationist.com/2016/05/02/five-years-ago-today-the-raid-that-exposed-the-stealth-black-hawk-helicopter/ 2
KJakker Posted May 4, 2016 Posted May 4, 2016 I would be willing to bet that had the one not crashed these aircraft would still be secret to this day.
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