It finally has happened, A B-2 Spirit crashed on take-off at Anderson AFB Guam earlier this morning. If the information is accurate it was AV-8 serial number 88-0329, The Spirit of Missouri Both crewmembers ejected and are reported in good condition. This takes the number of airframes down to I believe 20 aircraft in the active fleet.
I wonder what they were thinking when they know they had to pull the handles on what is deemed the most expensive aircraft ever built.
The last 4 weeks have not been good for the USAF, Earlier this week a mid air of two F-15C’s south of Panama City FL, both A/C lost 1 pilot dead, A HANG F-15D down Feb 1 off Oahu with the pilot rescued, and an F-16C down Jan 16 off Key West with the pilot rescued. It will be interesting to see if there is a common thread in the B-2, HANG and F-16 crash and what if anything ACC releases publicly next week.
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