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The first Andersen Air Force Base B-2 accident was a February 2008 incident when the ''Spirit of Kansas'', a United States Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth heavy bomber, crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.〔 The incident marks the first operational loss of a B-2 bomber. Both crew members successfully ejected but the aircraft was destroyed. With an estimated loss of US$1.4 billion, it was the most expensive crash in USAF's history.〔 In February 2010, another serious incident involving a second B-2 occurred at Andersen AFB.〔http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16718:wright-patterseon&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156〕〔http://www.wpafb.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123269146〕 ==Crash== On 23 February 2008, a B-2 crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.〔Lavitt, Michael O. ("B-2 Crashes on Takeoff From Guam." ) ''Aviation Week'', 23 February 2008. 〕 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 B2. 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. According to the ''Air Force Times'', which is a private-industry magazine, no munitions were on board.〔(No munitions on board B-2 that crashed ), Air Force Times, 23 February 2008.〕 The Air Combat Command accident board report states that "classified material" had been loaded onto the bomber the morning the aircraft was returning to Whiteman Air Force Base "after a four-month deployment in support of (Air Force's ) continuous bomber presence."〔Air Combat Command, Accident Investigation Board, "Summary of Facts", "B-2A, S/N 89-0127, 20080223 KSZL501A"; link: (AFD-080605-054 ), hosted by GlenPew.com〕 At Guam Naval Hospital, one pilot was evaluated and released, and the second remained hospitalized. A B2 already in the air was called back to Andersen following the crash, where it and the other B2s were grounded until an initial investigation into the crash was complete. Six B-52s of the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2d Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana were deployed to replace the B2s.〔〔(Stealth bomber crashes on Guam )〕 The commander of the 509th Bomb Wing, Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak, followed up on the incident by temporarily suspending flying operations for all 20 remaining B2s to review procedures. Harencak termed the suspension a "safety pause" and stated that the B2s would resume flying if called upon for immediate operations.〔("B-2 flights suspended following crash" )〕 The B2 fleet returned to flight status on 15 April 2008.〔Linch, Stephen. ("B-2s return to flight after safety pause" ), USAF, 21 April 2008. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008 Andersen Air Force Base B-2 accident」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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