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B-2 Accident
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Left main mount collapsed, or sank in a soft spot like the nose mount seems to almost have done?
///AMG
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Prob a jack job like that B-1 in Diego a while back? Yeah I see the same, looks like a main that failed. Nice job not destroying a national asset id say
fholbert
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That picture if from a September 2021 accident.
Still... a better record than the AN225!Reports say it damaged the runway, may have gone into the weeds, followed by a fire. Only 20 +1 B-2’s were made and one was destroyed a few years ago.
B-2 Spirit makes emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base during routine operations
A Whiteman Air Force Base B-2 Spirit aircraft, more widely known as a stealth bomber, was forced to make an emergency landing during routine operations Saturday.www.kshb.com
B-2 Stealth Bomber Damaged During Emergency Landing
A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber was damaged at Whiteman AFB after an emergency landing, which included a fire.www.thedrive.com
Narrative:
Date: 10-DEC-2022 Time: Type: Northrop B-2A Spirit Owner/operator: United States Air Force (USAF) Registration: MSN: Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Unknown Location: Whiteman Air Force Base, MO - United States of America
Phase: Landing Nature: Military Departure airport: Warrensburg-Whiteman AFB, MO (SZL/KSZL) Destination airport: Warrensburg-Whiteman AFB, MO (SZL/KSZL)
A Northrop B-2A Spirit made an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base prompting a fire following an in-flight malfunction. There were no personnel injuries. The aircraft sustained an unknown amount of damage along with damage to the runway.
I think there were two (2) built. I think they're now both kaput.
NovemberEcho
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Still... a better record than the AN225!
Idk if it counts if one is destroyed via cruise missile
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And the second was never even finished