B2 stealth bomber damaged after emergency landing in Missouri base

B2 stealth bomber worth $2BN crash lands on runway at Missouri air base after suffering in-flight malfunction: Six mile exclusion and no-fly zone set up

  • The B2 bomber is considered one of America’s Military most deadly weapons 
  • The aircraft sustained damaged after an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri 
  • The incident happened around midnight and no people were injured 
  • A flight restriction has been put in place, six miles to every direction and 8,000ft from the ground up


A B2 Spirit stealth bomber, one of the most deadly weapons in the United States’ military arsenal and worth $2billion, was damaged after an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri today. 

Nobody was injured and there was no fire once the bomber landed.

The incident involving the B2 happened around 12.30am and unfolded in a temporary flight restriction six miles in all directions and 8,000ft from the ground up. 

Only 21 B2 bombers have ever been manufactured, and there are only 20 remaining after one crashed in Guam in 2008. 

It is not know yet to what degree the B2 bomber at Whiteman Base sustained damage.  

A B2 Spirit stealth bomber was damaged after an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri today. File picture 

The incident involving the B2 happened around 12.30am at Whiteman's Base only runway

 The incident involving the B2 happened around 12.30am at Whiteman’s Base only runway

A temporary flight restriction six miles in all directions and 8,000ft from the ground up has been issued

A temporary flight restriction six miles in all directions and 8,000ft from the ground up has been issued

‘A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit experienced and [sic] in-flight malfunction during a routine training mission and was damaged on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, after an emergency landing,’ said Air Force Global Strike Command to The Drive.  

The B2 is manufactured with materials that could become highly toxic if exposed to an accident, the outlet reported.  

Spanning an imposing 170 feet and capable of unleashing awesome destruction, the B2 Spirit aircraft are capable of carrying either conventional or nuclear warheads.

The model was developed under the Advanced Technology Bomber during Jimmy Carter’s administration.  

The only crash reported of a B2 bomber happened in 2008, when one aircraft of the model was departing from Guam. 

At the time of the crash no munitions were on board and the two pilots survived the accident. All remaining 20 B2 were kept from flying for almost two months until an investigation was conducted. 

It was found that the crash had been caused by heavy rains that affected sensors in charge of calculating speed and altitude. 

This picture  show a stealth bomber on the ground at an RAF airbase after it arrived for a training exercise in 2020

This picture  show a stealth bomber on the ground at an RAF airbase after it arrived for a training exercise in 2020 

The B2 Spirit stealth bomber was designed during the Cold War as the world’s first ever ‘low-observable or ‘stealth’ strategic bomber.’

It can deliver both conventional and nuclear ammunition, and brings massive firepower to bear anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses, according to Military.com 

Because of its small size, it’s an strategic weapon to filter and penetrate air defenses.

Many details about the B2 design remain classified and have not been revealed to the public, but it is known that the model has a crew of two pilots.   

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