Aircraft 89-0127 Data

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89-0127
Spirit of Kansas
1989 Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit, c/n 1012/AV-12
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89-0127 @ EGVA - At the 1997 Royal International Air Tattoo. - by kenvidkid
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89-0127 @ EGVA - At the 1997 Royal International Air Tattoo. - by kenvidkid
kenvidkid
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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
Ray Barber
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89-0127 @ EGVA - WM - by Fred Willemsen
Fred Willemsen
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Airframe Info
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
Aircraft
Registration Number 89-0127
Alternative Code/Name Spirit of Kansas
Current Status Destroyed
Owner
Owner United States Air Force
Address ,
United States
User Comments
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