B 2 Crash

2 b crash

An American B-2 stealth bomber - one of the most expensive planes ever made - has crashed, leaving the US military with a £610 million bill.
Two pilots on board the bomber managed to eject safely before the crash, which occurred near Andersean Air Force Base, on the American island territory of Guam, 3,700 miles south-west of Hawaii.
The crash happened shortly after take-off, sending thick black smoke billowing from the wreckage of the plane, which was one of just 21 B-2 bombers in the US Air Force.
One of the pilots was in hospital in a stable condition and the other was released after a brief medical examination, the US Air Force said.
“They have been evaluated by medical authorities and are in good condition,” it said in a statement.
An inquiry will be held into why the aircraft, which was based at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, crashed. The US military would not comment on the purpose of the plane’s doomed flight.
The B-2 bomber can evade most radar signals making it difficult for defensive systems to detect, track and attack.
It has a range of 6,000 nautical miles (6,850 miles) without refuelling and has been used for missions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Serbia.Guam - which was captured from Spain by US forces in 1898 - has been a bomber base since March 2004. B-52, B-2 and B-1 bombers deploy on rotation from bases on the US mainland.
The crash came just two days after two F-15C Eagles jet fighters collided off the coast of Florida on Wednesday, killing one pilot.
Both pilots from the single-seat jets ejected from their planes and were rescued after a search by US Coast Guard and local fishing vessels. Both were alive when rescued, but one pilot died soon after.
The US Air Force grounded its about 450 of its 700-strong F-15 fleet in November, after one failed during a training flight in Missouri, forcing a pilot to eject. He survived with minor injuries.

telegraph.co.uk


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16 Responses to “B 2 Crash”

  1. Robina says on March 16th, 2008 at 6:44 am :

    this story is about 2 years old. there have been a couple of other heli accidents since this one. the one with the family from nebraska being wiped out over coney island was interesting.

  2. Lesley says on March 16th, 2008 at 7:34 am :

    Oh I thought this was on the set of the movie “GTA: Vice City - The Movie”

  3. Silvia says on March 16th, 2008 at 8:25 am :

    Thought they woudn’t come out of it. Awesome landing. (conditionaly speaking lol)

  4. Jannine says on March 16th, 2008 at 9:15 am :

    As proven in Starfox, a barrel roll does NOT deflect incoming buildings.Definite cheers to the pilot though. Incredible (albeit lucky) landing on his part.

  5. Matthew says on March 16th, 2008 at 10:06 am :

    Any landing you walk away from is a good one.

  6. Jacaline says on March 16th, 2008 at 10:56 am :

    Fantastic attempt by the pilot to keep her up, glad everyone was ok!

  7. Wynonna says on March 16th, 2008 at 11:47 am :

    man, they are really lucky. that could have been very ugly.

  8. Prunella says on March 16th, 2008 at 12:38 pm :

    thats the kinda stuff you would see in gta or something…..

  9. Lavonne says on March 16th, 2008 at 1:28 pm :

    The is a repost. This actually happenned quite a while ago and has been posted here before.

  10. Clarissa says on March 16th, 2008 at 2:19 pm :

    dang, friggin incredible.

  11. Amedeus says on March 16th, 2008 at 3:09 pm :

    New York is looking more like Mogadishu everyday

  12. Elmira says on March 16th, 2008 at 4:00 pm :

    DOULBE-U-ENNNNNNNN-B-C/howard stern

  13. Ellery says on March 16th, 2008 at 4:50 pm :

    maybe like john denver, that guy was on the rocky mountain high.

  14. Chad says on March 16th, 2008 at 5:41 pm :

    It’s weird but news helicopters tend to crash more often than any other type. Apparently it’s because they do dives, etc. to catch video.I know that WJAR channel 10 in RI crashed their helicopter about a year or so ago and they haven’t been up in the air again lately. WPRI channel 12 still has their helicopter, a fact that they proudly proclaim on a regular basis.

  15. Dolph says on March 16th, 2008 at 6:32 pm :

    Kudos to the people who designed the passenger safety gear on those things! That crash doesn’t look like the kind you can walk away from!