Entire Fleet Of B-2 Stealth Bombers "Stand Down" After Emergency Landing Incident

Airmen from the 509th Bomb Wing participate in a B-2 Spirit elephant walk at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 7, the culmination of this year’s Spirit Vigilance exercise. (Tech. Sgt. Heather Salazar/Air Force)  

Air Force Times: B-2 nuclear bomber fleet grounded amid search for safety defects 

All 20 of the Air Force’s B-2 Spirit bombers are grounded as the service hunts for potential safety defects, a spokesperson confirmed Monday. The stealth aircraft will be down until further notice. 

The Air Force paused the fleet’s operations after a bomber was damaged Dec. 10 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. 

An undisclosed in-flight malfunction forced the crew to make an emergency landing on Whiteman’s runway, where firefighters extinguished flames at the scene, according to the 509th Bomb Wing. No one was injured.  

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Entire Fleet Of B-2 Stealth Bombers "Stand Down" After Emergency Landing Incident 

Air Force grounds entire B-2 fleet after emergency landing -- AP  

Air Force grounds B-2 stealth bomber fleet after aircraft catches fire during emergency landing -- FOX News  

Air Force Grounds Fleet of B-2 Stealth Bombers After Malfunction Leads to Emergency Landing and Fire -- NBC  

Air Force grounds B-2 stealth bomber fleet in wake of crash landing -- Stars and Stripes  

B-2 Bomber Fleet Grounded Indefinitely -- Defense One

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