Failed hydraulic coupling led to B-2 bomber crash

B-2 Damage

Source: US Air Force

A faulty hydraulic fitting led to the catastrophic loss of a B-2 Spirit bomber in December 2022, reducing the US Air Force’s operational stealth bomber fleet to just 18 aircraft.

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