Reports say that the B-2 bomber that crashed in Guam was tail number 89-0127, the "Spirit of Kansas." It is air vehicle number 12, block 10. That means it was in at the end of the first batch of bombers, right in the middle of the pack, and upgraded to block 30 standards. It wasn't the oldest B-2 in service but it wasn't one of the newest either; delivered in February 1995, it served exactly 13 years.
Fortunately both pilots are safe and only one of the two is still in the hospital.
No comments:
Post a Comment