A KC-135 Stratotanker sits on a ramp while a B-2 Spirit bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri, takes off from Eielson AFB, Alaska, in support of exercise Northern Edge 2002
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Eielson Air Force Base
State: Alaska (AK)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Walter Rodgers, Iii USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The Northrop (later Northrop Grumman) B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an American heavy penetration strategic bomber, featuring low observable stealth technology designed for penetrating dense anti-aircraft defenses; it is a flying wing design with a crew of two.
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Date
26/04/2002
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Source
The U.S. National Archives
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