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Air Force grounds entire B-2 fleet after emergency landing

Steve ScottDecember 20, 2022
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FILE - A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, assigned to the 509th/131st Bomb Wings out of Whiteman Air Force Base, performs a flyover of Barnes-Jewish Hospital to honor healthcare professionals and essential employees fighting against the coronavirus May 8, 2020, in St. Louis. The Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of B-2 stealth bombers following an emergency landing and fire earlier this month, and none of the strategic aircraft will perform flyovers at this years' college bowl games. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

(AP) — The Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of B-2 stealth bombers following an emergency landing and fire earlier this month, and none of the strategic aircraft will perform flyovers at this years’ college bowl games. 

A bomber experienced an in-flight malfunction on Dec. 10, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, Mo., where it caught fire. 

The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries. 

Following the incident the Air Force decided to take a safety pause in flights for all B-2s in order to inspect them.

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