Not Following Procedure
The F-117 usually flew with two other types of aircraft. One of these was the F-16. Why other planes? The reason was to protect the F-117 jet. However, none of these two types of planes could take off with Zelko.
He Felt So Strongly
Dale Zelko later sat down with BBC in 2012 to discuss the events. He stated that he had never felt so strongly about something before. Zelko knew that the F-117 shouldn’t have taken off that day. Yet, he didn’t even know about the ingenious idea formed by Zoltan Dani.