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sigmonkey
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Yeah, and we got sticks and rocks, to back up the BUFF..

No Step on Snake...



"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב!
 
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DougE
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My wife's from Zwolle and she feels quite fit to smack them donuts out your hand.


The water in Washington won't clear up until we get the pigs out of the creek~Senator John Kennedy

 
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Sigmund
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Another one, sketchy details:

https://taskandpurpose.com/new...anding-whiteman-afb/
 
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Makes you wonder what's going on there.
 
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Sigmund
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A few more details, but not much:

https://theaviationgeekclub.co...-flight-malfunction/

And a PA ANG KC-135R hastily refueled another B-2 during the runway closure:

https://theaviationgeekclub.co...-range-test-mission/
 
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Can’t loose to anymore, the fleet started with about 21 to begin with.
 
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Originally posted by walker77:
Makes you wonder what's going on there.

Such as...what happens when a 30-year old aircraft with unique parts and components that may or, may not be made any longer, start to wear out and fail?

Human error is also very real possibility....
 
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walker77
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Local news with some distant pictures.

Looks like the landing gear collapsed like the one a year ago.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/w...ncy-landing/42218994
 
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The B-2 Spirit bomber fleet on a safety stand down following the incident on Dec. 10, 2022.
 
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