Stealth Bomber Crash Video

On February 23, 2008, a U.S. Air Force B-2 Stealth Bomber crashed as it was taking off from an Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. The pilot had minor injuries and the co-pilot had a spinal compression fracture but was treated and released from the hospital.¹ The crash was expensive, as there are only 21 B-2 stealth bombers left and each costs about $1.2 billion to build.²

Fast Facts

1. Location: Anderson Air Force Base, Guam
2. Date: February 23, 2008
3. Time: 10:30 a.m.²
4. First B-2 crash
5. Estimated cost to build: $1.2 billion
6. Originally intended to fly to Missouri
7. U.S. Air Force investigation concluded that moisture caused distorted information to be sent to the key sensors¹
8. Pilot had minor injuries
9. Co-pilot was treated for a back injury

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