Taken on Apr. 25, 2013, the following cool picture shows three B-2 Spirit aircraft preparing for flight at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Image credit: U.S. Air Force
The bomber, is the only aircraft that can carry large air-to-surface standoff weapons in a stealth configuration, including the 30,000 pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator.
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Just a simple question: Am I reading you correct, when you state that B-2´s flew over North Korea?
You are reading right, but I wrote it wrong. It’s obviously Korea (meant as Korean Peninsula, South Korea) as explained in the linked article.
It looks ok to me – I don’t see the word ‘North’ at all. I’m up with it.
Just a simple question: Am I reading you correct, when you state that B-2´s flew over North Korea?
You are reading right, but I wrote it wrong. It’s obviously Korea (meant as Korean Peninsula, South Korea) as explained in the linked article.
It looks ok to me – I don’t see the word ‘North’ at all. I’m up with it.