Some American sources state that a second F-117A was damaged during the same campaign, allegedly on 30 April 1999;^[62] the aircraft returned to base, but it supposedly never flew again.^[63][64]

“Although officially retired, the F-117 fleet remains intact, and photos show the aircraft carefully mothballed.^[52] F-117s have been spotted flying in the Nellis Bombing Range as recently as July 2015.^[75][76][77] Some of the aircraft are flown periodically.^[78]”

說明什麼？預算不夠，給F-22讓位是幌子。

匆忙退役的核心就是不再感到隱身的安全有保證，連續兩架被擊中；但是美軍其實並不甘心，可能還在試驗新型塗料重新給117塗脂抹粉，讓其重出江湖。一句話，美軍沒想讓117這麼早退役，不甘心，但沒辦法。