Was the F-117A really a fighter? I had only ever heard of it filling more of a ground attack role. Did it have any air-to-air weaponry and did it ever engage an enemy aircraft?
I remember reading it was called a 'fighter' to make it sexier. I guess the hotshot pilots and brass think fighters > bombers.
On paper, the Nighthawk had the ability to carry the AIM-9 Sidewinder. However, for all intents and purposes it was never a fighter.