Santa trades sleigh for F-117 Nighthawk Published Dec. 18, 2002 EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- Santa talks to an Air Force maintenance crew on the ground before exiting an F-117 Nighthawk to greet more than 150 children and parents gathered at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. Santa made a special trip to Palmdale Dec. 14 for the test force's annual holiday children's party, hosted by Edwards' 410th Flight Test Squadron, which is part of the F-117 Combined Test Force. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Dale Hayes)