B-2 Down Off Of Andersen AFB Guam

[Klose]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7260231.stm

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gwMpLqX99V5mO6nPrBSI2xCKYGLgD8UVPOEG3

Crew ejected and were recovered safely.

1st lost of this magnificent (not to mention EXPENSIVE) aircraft!

First lost in 30 years for the 509th Bomb Wing.

 

[swampthing]

yeah bye bye us$1.2 billion.

 

[redstone]

Ouch.... :sweat:

 

[tony_teo]

Hope it was not carrying any ordinance.

 

[raincool2005]

B2 was detected by a french-made radar during the gulf war.. :sweat: so therefore it is not that stealth.:sweat:

 

[redstone]

B2 was detected by a french-made radar during the gulf war.. :sweat: so therefore it is not that stealth.:sweat:

Transformer? :think:

 

[waileong]

Stealth <> Invisible. The idea is to make it hard to detect, compared to a regular bomber.

 

[Klose]

Aircraft involved was AV-12 89-0127 "Spirit of Kansas" Block 10.