AF
89
0127
Spirit of Kansas
WM
c/n
1012
Production
AV-12
Block
10 | 20 | 30
First Flight - Status
16 Feb 95 - 23 February 2008
89-0127

Delivered 17 Feb 1995; named on 13 May 1995 as Spirit of Kansas; 6th aircraft delivered to 509th BW. Upgraded to Block 20 September 1996. Landed at RAF Fairford during RIAT on 19 Jul 1997. Returned to Whiteman as Block 30 in December 1998. Made two flypasts of RAF Cottesmore during RIAT on 28th and 29th July 2001.


Crashed at Andersen AFB 23 Feb 2008. Had accumulated 5176 flight hours in 1036 sorties. The aircraft was one in a flight of four B-2s returning to Whiteman AFB, Mo., following deployment on Oct. 5, 2007. It’s considered the most expensive crash in USAF history. https://youtu.be/_ZCp5h1gK2Q

B-2 Spirit of Kansas Down: The First Operational Loss of a B-2 Stealth Bomber
B-2 Stealth Bomber Spirit of Kansas USAF Embroidered Patch - LAST FEW