A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber caught fire at Whiteman Air Force Base on Saturday following an emergency landing, a little more than one year after a B-2 ran off a Missouri runway.
Master Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio, a spokesman for Whiteman's 509th Bomb Wing, told Military.com in an emailed statement Monday that there were no injuries as a result of the sudden landing or subsequent blaze.
“A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit experienced an in-flight malfunction during routine operations Dec. 10 and was damaged on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base after it successfully completed an emergency landing,” Del Vecchio said. “There was a fire associated with the aircraft after landing, and the base fire department extinguished the fire.”
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Del Vecchio told Military.com that Saturday's incident is currently being investigated. No other details about the emergency landing or fire were provided.
There are only 20 B-2 bombers in the Air Force's fleet, meaning putting one of them out of commission can cause a notable impact to bombing missions.
The last major incident with a B-2 happened in September 2021, when stealth bomber rolled off the runway at Whiteman. No one was injured, and the bomber didn't catch fire. More details emerged about that incident in a March 17 report from Air Force Global Strike Command.
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