B-2 Crashed on Runway “after an emergency landing,” at Whiteman Air Force Base

A B-2 crashed on the side of the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sep. 14. Air Force Global

The unidentified aircraft—“experienced an inflight malfunction during a routine training mission” at about 12:30 a.m. local time, an AFGSC spokeswoman said. It was damaged on the runway “after an emergency landing,”  no one was injured AF Mag reported.

B-2 mishaps are rare: The most recent recorded incident was in fiscal 2015, according to the Air Force Safety Center, preceded by a fire that heavily damaged one bomber in 2010. One B-2 was destroyed in a crash upon takeoff in Guam in 2008.