B-2 Spirit Crash

There has been no confirmed crash of a U.S. B‑2 Spirit bomber in 2025 or recently. Rumors about a crash—especially claims that Iran shot one down—are false and stem from AI‑generated imagery. Credible fact‑checkers have debunked these claims, confirming the images do not match a real B‑2 and are computer‑generated inshorts.com+1boomlive.in+1.

🛩️ What’s true about B‑2 losses?

• The only complete loss of a B‑2 occurred on February 23, 2008, when the Spirit of Kansas crashed during takeoff from Andersen AFB in Guam. Its two pilots ejected safely and the aircraft was destroyed, marking a loss valued at about $1.4 billion stripes.com+9en.m.wikipedia.org+9en.wikipedia.org+9.

• In September 2021, the Spirit of Georgia suffered a hard landing at Whiteman AFB due to faulty landing-gear springs. The crew was fine; damage costs were over $10 million en.wikipedia.org+1stripes.com+1.

• On December 10, 2022, another B‑2 made an emergency landing at Whiteman with a post-landing fire. Again, no injuries. The fleet was grounded pending inspection reddit.com+15en.wikipedia.org+15reddit.com+15.

• No crashes have occurred since then; the B‑2 fleet remains active, though the U.S. Air Force plans to retire the type by 2030‑2035 in favor of the new B‑21 Raider businessinsider.com+11m.economictimes.com+11stripes.com+11.

🔍 Why do rumors spread?

• The war in the Middle East and deployment of seven B‑2s for “Operation Midnight Hammer” on Iran’s nuclear sites has drawn intense attention lately boomlive.in+5flightglobal.com+5nypost.com+5.

• AI‑generated images of crashed bombers have been circulated on social media, creating false sensational narratives ndtv.com+15inshorts.com+15boomlive.in+15.

✅ Final verdict

• No recent B‑2 crash.

• Claims of a crash, especially downings by foreign militaries, are misinformation.

• Historical crashes exist (2008 Guam, 2021 & 2022 accidents) but all involved safe ejections and were not combat losses.

Let me know if you’d like a detailed timeline of those past incidents, technical crash analyses, or info on the B‑2’s upcoming successor, the B‑21 Raider!