FlightGlobalGreg Waldron

Failed hydraulic coupling led to B-2 bomber crash

FlightGlobal reports: A faulty hydraulic fitting led to the catastrophic loss of a B-2 Spirit bomber in December 2022, reducing the USAF's operational stealth bomber fleet to just 18 aircraft.

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