Category: B-2

Air Force Grounds Entire B-2 Fleet After Emergency Landing

WASHINGTON—The Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of B-2 stealth bombers following an emergency landing and fire earlier this month, and none of the strategic aircraft will perform flyovers at this years’ college bowl games. A bomber experienced an in-flight malfunction on Dec. 10, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Whiteman Air…


B-2 Stealth Bomber Damaged in Emergency Landing at Missouri Airbase

A U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bomber sustained damage on Dec. 10 after a fire broke out following an emergency landing at Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), officials say, noting that nobody was injured in the mishap. In a statement to the War Zone, a spokesperson from the 509th Bomb Wing said the heavy…