Original title: Burst! An American B-2A "Ghost" stealth bomber was damaged after emergency landing
This article is transferred from [Global Times New Media];
According to the US military website The Drive, on the 10th local time, a B-2A "ghost" stealth bomber encountered an emergency during flight and landed in an emergency when landing. The accident caused a fire and damaged the aircraft, but there were no casualties.
The "Theater" column of The Drive website quoted the news from the public affairs department of the 509th Bombing Wing, which was equipped with B-2 bombers, that the accident occurred at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. The aircraft was damaged on the runway after completing the emergency landing, and then caught fire after landing. At present, the fire department of the base has put out the fire, and the cause of the accident is still under further investigation.
Last year, the B-2 bomber had a similar accident. On September 14, 2021, the "Georgia Spirit" B-2 stealth bomber skidded off the runway when landing at Whiteman Air Force Base, and then it was repaired for more than a year.
The Drive website commented that the formation of B-2 bombers at Whiteman Air Force Base was very small, with only 20 remaining. Moreover, in any case, only a little more than half of the B-2 aircrafts are in full combat status. Therefore, any significant damage to the B-2 bomber is regarded as a major event. Once these valuable bombers are seriously damaged, the US Air Force will usually spare no effort to repair them.
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