A B2 bomber was lost off Guam shortly after taking off from Anderson AFB. Both crew ejected safely but it's the first loss of a B2. The article
doesn't say, but it may have been flying to Iraq or Afghanistan. Lucky they don't make you pay for what you break 
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B2 lost off Guam
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What is going on ? 2 days ago 2 f-15 crashed. Only during this year US lost about 10 planes.
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Posts: 3479 (23-Feb-2008 15:52:06) |
mjg1008 wrote: I'm going to hazard a guess that it's a combination of higher operational tempos and more difficulty in retaining and recruiting qualified maintenance techs. It's probably worse for the B-2 because a lot more of its technology is likely to be highly secret. |
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Posts: 2816 (23-Feb-2008 21:25:09) |
Unlike other countries, the US military has thousands of aircraft in the air each day, around the world.
The loss rate this year is nothing extra-ordinary, and the overall loss rate remains very low... it is just that you (and the media) are temporarily more aware of each one. |
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Posts: 3482 (24-Feb-2008 03:56:17) |
bager1968 wrote: Of course, losing 5% of a fleet of aircraft that cost about $2billion each is kind of noticeable. Some accidents are to be expected, and there will be the
usual mix of problems, although almost all accidents are blamed on pilot error.
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