B-2 Stealth Bomber Damaged During "Emergency Landing" At Whiteman Air Force Base

Warzone/The Drive: Stars and Stripes: B-2 Stealth Bomber Damaged During Emergency Landing Incident 

Airspace around Whiteman Air Force Base has been cordoned off after the stealth bomber was damaged after landing after a training sortie. 

Details remain limited at this time, but there was an incident at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the home of the Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber force, early this morning. 

This has resulted in a circular temporary flight restriction, or TFR, being put up over and around the base, extending six miles in every direction and from the ground up to 8,000 feet. 

The mishap involved a B-2 that was landing at Whiteman's only runway. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following statement to The War Zone shortly after our inquiry: 

Thank you for the query. There has been an incident at Whiteman AFB. 

It occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 14. A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit experienced and [sic] in-flight malfunction during a routine training mission and was damaged on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, after an emergency landing. 

There were no personnel injuries and no fire associated with the landing. The incident is under investigation and more information will be provided as it becomes available.  

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WNU Editor: I suspect this is going to be a costly repair. The U.S. Air Force cannot afford losing even one B-2 bomber. 

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