On 23 February 2008, Spirit of Kansas, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the United States Air Force, crashed on the runway moments after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.

This is edited together from US Air Force video and reconstruction animation of the Northrop Grumman B-2 crash at Guam on February 23, 2008.

Jun 6, 2008 · Distorted data introduced by a B-2 Spirit's air data system skewed information entering the bomber's flight control computers ultimately causing the crash of the aircraft on takeoff at Andersen …

Mar 27, 2024 · Nobody likes humidity, including B-2 bombers. If the B-2 fleet had remained at their home base in Missouri and never deployed overseas, the 2008 Guam crash would likely never have...

As the jet took off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, the onboard computer thought the B-2 was pointed downward, causing the nose to jerk suddenly upward. The two pilots couldn’t regain control …

The Andersen Air Force Base B-2 accident was a February 2008 incident when the Spirit of Kansas, a United States Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth heavy bomber, crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff …

On 23 February 2008, Spirit of Kansas, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the United States Air Force, crashed on the runway moments after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.

Jan 5, 2024 · On February 23, 2008 at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, two pilots from the 509 th Bomb Wing from Whiteman Air Force Base were on board the B-2 Spirit of Kansas (89-0127) and …

Feb 23, 2018 · B-2 “Spirit of Kansas” #89-0127 crashed on Feb. 23, 2008. It was the most expensive crash in USAF history. On this day in 2008, the U.S. Air Force lost one of its 21 B-2 Spirit stealth...

Andersen Air Force base in Guam saw the very first crash of the stealth B-2 aircraft Spirit of Kansas. Footage shows the aircraft speeding down the runway and starting to gain some altitude.