$1.2 billion B-2 Stealth bomber Crashes

[Mubashar_ali]

HAGATNA, Guam - A B-2 stealth bomber crashed at an air base on Guam but both pilots ejected safely and were in good condition, the Air Force said.
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Thick black smoke could be seen billowing from the wreckage at Andersen Air Force Base, said Geanne Ward, a resident in the northern village of Yigo who was on the base visiting her husband.

Ward said she didn't witness the crash but noticed a rising plume of smoke behind the base's air control tower.

She said crowds began to gather as emergency vehicles arrived Saturday morning local time.

"Everybody was on their cell phones, and the first thing everyone wanted to know was did the pilots make it out in time," she said.

A board of officers will investigate the accident.

Each B-2 bomber costs about $1.2 billion to build. All 21 stealth bombers are based at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri but the Air Force has been rotating several of them through Guam since 2004, along with B-1 and B-52 bombers.

The rotations are designed to boost the U.S. security presence in the Asia-Pacific region while other U.S. forces diverted to fight in the Middle East.

The accident occurred 11 days after a Navy plane crashed into the ocean about 20 miles northeast of Guam's Ritidian Point. Four aircrew members ejected from the EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft and were rescued by helicopter.

Guam is a U.S. territory 3,700 miles southwest of Hawaii.

B-2 stealth bomber crashes on Guam - Yahoo! News

 

[solid snake]

No big deal for the US.

 

[Mubashar_ali]

I think 1.2bn Dollar is not a simple deal. Heavy investment mean higher survivability and more security. It's not our mirage or India's mig fighter which often crash. I think something is wrong. Not you???

 

[Mustapha]

No big deal for the US.

No big deal!

Maybe you are right, however that is more than a BILLION dollars in the rubbish bin, not to mention lets see how much they can salvage the "precious material" after everything is burned up (or most of it).

I'm glad to hear the pilots made it out though...thats good to hear.

 

[mxiong]

Thank god, part of Shanghai is saved from JDAMs.

 

[Mubashar_ali]

Thank god, part of Shanghai is saved from JDAMs.

What??? and how?

 

[khanz]

No big deal!

Maybe you are right, however that is more than a BILLION dollars in the rubbish bin, not to mention lets see how much they can salvage the "precious material" after everything is burned up (or most of it).

I'm glad to hear the pilots made it out though...thats good to hear.

for pakistan it is but by U.S standards it's not much when they have a 13+ trillion dollar economy something they spent a billion on getting destroyed is just a drop in the ocean.

 

[BATMAN]

Thank god, part of Shanghai is saved from JDAMs.

Thank god it was empty or at least was not loaded with nuclear bombs.

US should celebrate every crash of B52 bombers as a day of their renissance because you never know which bomber may be carrying nuclear weapons and which crash might be end of US, as we know.

 

[mxiong]

What??? and how?

What do you think why B-2s are deployed to Guam at the first plane? Summer Camp? I think not.

 

[con]

Okay on a lighter note, if I assume the plane is broken in 1000 parts, that mean each part is worth $1.2 million . I think it is time to collect some