B-2 Crashed on Runway “after an emergency landing,” at Whiteman Air Force Base

A B-2 crashed on the side of the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sep. 14. Air Force Global

The unidentified aircraft—“experienced an inflight malfunction during a routine training mission” at about 12:30 a.m. local time, an AFGSC spokeswoman said. It was damaged on the runway “after an emergency landing,”  no one was injured AF Mag reported.

B-2 mishaps are rare: The most recent recorded incident was in fiscal 2015, according to the Air Force Safety Center, preceded by a fire that heavily damaged one bomber in 2010. One B-2 was destroyed in a crash upon takeoff in Guam in 2008.

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Satellite imagery shows B-2 Bomber runway excursion after emergency landing at Whiteman AFB on Tuesday. https://t.co/GYFVlhojYG pic.twitter.com/EifK2d1vdw

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B-2 mishaps are rare: The most recent recorded incident was in fiscal 2015, according to the Air Force Safety Center, preceded by a fire that heavily damaged one bomber in 2010. One B-2 was destroyed in a crash upon takeoff in Guam in 2008.https://t.co/J4y7NO1kCH pic.twitter.com/I21Wzd1ZYB

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