The F-117A stealth fighter shot down by the Serbians in 1999 was picked up on radar because it had opened its internal bomb doors – the open doors increased its radar profile, allowing a SAM missile crew to get a lock on.
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The F-117A stealth fighter shot down by the Serbians in 1999 was picked up on radar because it had opened its internal bomb doors – the open doors increased its radar profile, allowing a SAM missile crew to get a lock on.