B-2 bomber crashes in Missouri after in-flight malfunction; none injured
By Rachel S. Cohen
Sep 17, 04:27 PM
A B-2 Spirit bomber crashed on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, after the aircraft malfunctioned during a routine training flight in the middle of the night on Tuesday, the Air Force has confirmed.
The stealth bomber was damaged in the emergency landing around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 14, though the extent of the damage has not been disclosed. No one was injured in the crash and there was no fire onboard, Air Force Global Strike Command spokesperson Jennifer Greene said Sept. 15.
Two airmen, a pilot and a mission commander, can ride in the B-2. Greene did not answer how many people were inside the bomber by press time. The Air Force’s fleet of 20 Spirit bombers can fire both conventional and nuclear weapons in combat, but was not carrying weapons when it crashed, she said.
Greene declined to answer other questions about the incident, such as what the in-flight malfunction entailed, as the Air Force investigates the mishap.
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