The Omaha Nighthawks professional American football team used the F-117 Nighthawk as its logo. Choruses of coyotes are common at dusk, as are the calls of nighthawks. The Destroyers were engaged at The Cellar Door and the Nighthawks at Desperados. During that invasion two F-117A Nighthawks dropped two bombs on Rio Hato airfield. "Nighthawks" marked the American debut of Dutch actor Rutger Hauer. The title was inspired by Edward Hopper's 1942 painting "Nighthawks". Salgado began his career leading The Nighthawks, based in Eugene, Oregon. It features period music performed by Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks Orchestra. The two local high schools have multiple sports teams under the names Zodiacs and Nighthawks. They had a falling out during the shooting of their final collaboration "Nighthawks" (1982). The shot of Grampa sitting at a diner resembles the 1942 American painting "Nighthawks". He also performed on three albums by the Nighthawks. The average flight speed of common nighthawks is . The Storm was shortly followed by the Wichita Falls Nighthawks. The two Nighthawks have been identified as couriers.