Sunday, February 24, 2008

Stealth Fleet Grounded

America's entire B-2 stealth bombing fleet, which has played a crucial part in all major conflicts since 1999, has been grounded after one of the jets crashed near a military base in Guam.

The crash - the first involving the £610 million plane - was the most expensive single aircraft accident in history.

A senior US military source told The Sunday Telegraph that all remaining B-2 stealth bombers were on a "no-fly" order and that there would be no further take-offs until the initial investigation into the crash had been completed.

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