On 23 February 2008, Spirit of Kansas, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the United States Air Force, crashed on the runway moments after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber that caught fire during an emergency landing earlier this month has finally been cleared from the runway of Whiteman Air Force Base.

2021年9月17日 · The dual-capable conventional and nuclear bomber was not carrying munitions when it crashed.

2024年5月13日 · The Air Force will permanently lose one of its 20 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, after the service decided it’s too costly to fix the damage from a 2022 accident.

2022年12月27日 · Last week, the Air Force grounded its entire fleet of B-2 Spirit bombers after a malfunction that resulted in a crash landing earlier this month; no aircrew were injured. In nearly three...

2024年3月27日 · On February 23, 2008, at approximately 10:30 a.m. local time on the island of Guam, one of the most powerful aircraft in the world was in deep trouble. Moments after takeoff, the B-2 Spirit...

As the jet took off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, the onboard computer thought the B-2 was pointed downward, causing the nose to jerk suddenly upward. The two pilots couldn’t regain control of the bomber and as the left wing struck the runway, the pilots safely ejected.

2008年6月6日 · LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- Distorted data introduced by a B-2 Spirit's air data system skewed information entering the bomber's flight control computers ultimately causing the crash of the aircraft on takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 23, according to an Air Combat Command accident investigation report released June 5.

12月11日，美国The Drive网站“战区”栏目报道，怀特曼空军基地第509轰炸联队的一架B-2A当天在降落时冲出跑道，并起火燃烧，可惜消防队很快扑灭了火灾，暂时也没有人员伤亡的报告。 又一架B-2冲出跑道（非现场图）

2022年12月21日 · The Air Force’s fleet of B-2 Spirit bombers is temporarily grounded after one of the aircraft had an in-flight malfunction earlier this month. On December 10, a B-2 had to make an emergency...