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)
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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…