B-2s to Return to Flight after Five Months
Air Force officials still won’t say why one of the stealthy bombers was forced to land in December.
AUDREY DECKER | MAY 19, 2023 03:51 PM ET
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The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirits will soon return to flight, five months after the entire fleet of stealth bombers were grounded in the wake of one plane’s Dec. 10 emergency landing.
Air Force officials have lifted the safety pause, and flight operations are expected to resume on May 22, according to Rose Riley, an Air Force spokesperson. Air & Space Forces Magazine first reported the coming return to flight.
“During the safety pause, we erred on the side of prudence and caution to assess any possible safety of flight issues, deliberately and methodically, within the fleet. We successfully accomplished all necessary actions to safely return to full flight operations with the B-2 fleet,” Riley said.
She did not say what those actions were.
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