Third night-time desert crash of F-117 kills pilot

An F-117A Night Hawk fighter from Holloman AFB, N.M., crashed into sacred Zuni Pueblo land Wednesday night during a training flight, killing the as-yet unidentified pilot, the Air Force said yesterday. Contact with the aircraft, from the 49th Fighter Wing, was lost at about 10:25 p.m., and a rescue...

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