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89-0127
Spirit of Kansas |
1989 Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit C/N 1012/AV-12Discuss this aircraft in community |
by kenvidkid @ EGVA
by kenvidkid @ EGVA
![89-0127 @ EGVA - 89-0127 Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit [AV-12] (United States Air Force) RAF Fairford~G 19/07/1997 - by Ray Barber](/images/aircraft/thumbnails/001/594/001594780.jpg "89-0127 @ EGVA - 89-0127 Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit [AV-12] (United States Air Force) RAF Fairford~G 19/07/1997 - by Ray Barber")
by Ray Barber @ EGVA
by Fred Willemsen @ EGVA
| Manufacturer: | Northrop Grumman |
| Model: | B-2A Spirit Search all Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit |
| Year built: | 1989 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 1012/AV-12 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 2 |
| Number of Engines: | 4 |
| Engine Type: | Turbofan |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | General Electric F-118-GE-100 |
| Registration Number: | 89-0127 |
| Alternative Code/Name: | Spirit of Kansas |
| Current Status: | Destroyed |
| Owner: | United States Air Force |
| Address: | , United States |
| Malcolm Clarke, 2012-06-19 13:25:43 | |
| On 23 February 2008, a B-2 crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. The crash of the Spirit of Kansas, 89-0127, which had been operated by the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and which had logged 5,100 flight hours, was the first ever crash of a B-2. The two officer crew attempted to save the bomber, but as one of its wings began to "hook" the ground, they ejected from the aircraft and survived the crash. The aircraft was destroyed, a total loss estimated at US$1.4 billion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andersen_Air_Force_Base_B-2_accident | |