The failure of a single component in the hydraulic system led to a landing gear collapse in a US Air Force (USAF) Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bomber in 2022. The incident occurred at Whiteman AFB in ...

A recent Air Force accident report found that a B-2 pilot stood out of his seat to stomp on the brakes as the stealth bomber skidded down a runway. By Matt White Published Aug 8, 2025 10:10 AM EDT As ...

An Air Force B-2 Spirit crash at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, in 2022 that caused upward of $300 million worth of damage was due to a landing gear issue, a new accident investigation details.

From far above central Missouri, the scars of a rare B-2 Spirit mishap are barely visible, a faint smudge on the manicured geometry of a nuclear-capable air base. Yet those subtle burn marks, captured ...

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, The Spirit of Hawaii, with its landing gear deployed and snow capped mountains in the background. - Northrop Gruman For a certain generation of aviation nerds, the ...