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U.S. Air Force Grounds B-2s for Safety Inspections After Dec. 10 Emergency Landing

U.S. Air Force Grounds B-2s for Safety Inspections After Dec. 10 Emergency Landing
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers assigned to Whiteman AFB, Mo. taxi on Nov. 7 during Exercise Spirit Vigilance, which the U.S. Air Force said is to demonstrate the availability of the B-2 for nuclear and conventional missions (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force has grounded its fleet of 20 Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-2 Spirit stealth bombers after a Dec. 10 emergency landing of one of the aircraft at Whiteman AFB, Mo., the base for the 509th Bomb Wing. The plane "experienced an in-flight malfunction during routine operations and was damaged on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base after it successfully completed an emergency landing," the wing said. "There were no personnel injuries. There was a fire associated with…

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