U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman Celebrate 20th Anniversary of B-2 Stealth Bomber's First Flight
Twenty years ago today, the first Air Force/Northrop Grumman Corporation - developed B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, a tailless, bat-like flying wing named The Spirit of America, lifted off for its maiden flight from Air Force Plant 42 here.
That historic flight from Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base lasted just over two hours, but it would alter forever the face and nature of modern air warfare.
More than a thousand Northrop Grumman employees and Air Force officials gathered today at the company's B-2 program headquarters in Palmdale to celebrate the significance and lasting effects of that first flight.
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