B-2 Spirit Catches Fire After Emergency Landing

An investigation is underway after a B-2 bomber made a hard landing at Whiteman Air Force Base.

Monday, December 12, 2022 at 05:34 PM ET

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B-2 Spirit of California takes off during a base exercise, April 9, 2014, at Whiteman Air Force Base. [Credit: U.S. Air Force]

Key Takeaways:

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber made a hard landing and caught fire at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on December 10.
No one was hurt in the incident, but the aircraft was damaged and a fire associated with it was extinguished.
The U.S. Air Force has launched a probe into the in-flight malfunction and subsequent landing incident.

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The U.S. Air Force has launched a probe after a Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] B-2 Spirit bomber made a hard landing at an airbase in Missouri and caught fire over the weekend.

No one was hurt in the December 10 incident, according to a spokesperson at Whiteman Air Force Base, which is the only operational base for the heavy bomber fleet.