B-2 Crash on Guam Watch on As the bomber’s wheels lost contact with the ground, the B-2’s automatic Flight Control System (FCS), acting on faulty data, believed the plane was actually in a steep dive. In order to avoid what it believed to be an imminent crash, the FCS initiated...
Exclusive pictures of the B-2 crash site at Andersen AFB, Guam, show the composite-body stealth bomber survived the Feb. 23 accident and subsequent fire largely intact The now-enhanced images were taken by an airline passenger as he flew past the base. Scorch marks indicate the aircraft hit...
On 23 February 2008, a B-2stealthbomber crashed shortly after take-off from Andersen AFB in Guam, the first crash in the aircraft’s history. The two pilots ejected safely from the aircraft, which was not carrying munitions. A USAF investigation into the causes of the crash is underway. T...
A little over three years after the initial stock market crash, theunemployment rate in the U.S. was 24.9%, with almost 15 million U.S. citizens jobless. In response, President Franklin D. Roosevelt started the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as part of his New Deal program. The CCC c...
and coaxed and caressed by the smiles of yesterday. I listen vainly, but with thirsty ears, for the witching melody of faint bugles blowing reveille, of far drums beating the long roll. In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of...
This was the first—but probably not the last—multi-billion dollar crash. By Kyle MizokamiPublished: Mar 27, 2024 5:11 PM EDT Save Article FAA On February 23, 2008, at approximately 10:30 a.m. local time on the island of Guam, one of the most powerful aircraft in the world was...
Crash of B-52 bomber off Guam kills at least 2JAYMES SONG
B-2 bomber at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) in Guam on February 23, 2008. Exclusive pictures of the B-2 crash site show the composite-body stealth bomber survived the accident and subsequent fire largely intact. The two lines of scorched grass and runway show the Spirit of Kansas, Tail ...