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B-2 Spirit
The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit is an American heavy bomber with low observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses and deploy both conventional and nuclear weapons. The bomber has a crew of two and can drop up to eighty -class JDAM GPS-guided bombs, or sixteen B83 nuclear bombs...
Timeline of Events
1988
11.22.1988
In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.
1989
7.17.1989
First flight of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber.
2008
2.23.2008
A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit crashes on Guam. It is the first operational loss of a B-2.