There have been eight RAF F-117A exchange pilots. I don’t know if Cooke is the last, and whether the F-117A exchange has been replaced by, or remains additional to, the F-22 exchange, but with the end of -117 conversion training it seems unlikely that there will be a ninth.
Bandit number>name>previous type>qualification date
1) Bandit 282 - Squadron Leader Graham Wardell, RAF, (ex-Tornado?) 14 DEC 88
2) Bandit 354 - Squadron Leader Chris Topham, RAF, (ex-Jags) 27 FEB 91
3) Bandit 436 - Squadron Leader Ian Wood, RAF, (ex-Jags) 11 JAN 94
4) Bandit 481 – Squadron Leader Mark Sutton, RAF, 21 FEB 96
5) Bandit 540? - Squadron Leader Al Monkman, RAF, (ex-Tornado) 3 APR 98
6) Bandit ??? - Squadron Leader Linc Taylor, RAF, (ex Harrier)
7) Bandit 625 - Squadron Leader Ritchie Matthews, RAF, (ex-Jags) 2003
8) Bandit ??? - Squadron Leader Charlie Cooke, RAF, (ex-Jags) (2005-2007)
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Colin Cruikshank and Dave Southwood of FJTS who had five flights each in 1985 at Groom Lake.
Last edited by Jackonicko; 15th Aug 2007 at 22:29.