18/06 – Selldon Photography

Maiden Flight Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (1981)

Jun 18, 2026Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration18/06, 1981, F117, Lockheed, Nighthawk, Stealth Bomber

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, subsonic, twin-engined stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed’s Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was the first operational aircraft to be designed with stealth technology. Work…

Sally Ride Becomes the First American Woman in Space (1983)

Jun 18, 2025SelldonUncategorized18/06, 1983, First Woman in Space, Sally Ride, STS, STS-7

When the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on June 18, 1983, Ride became the first American woman to fly in space, and the third…