A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, "The Spirit of New York" flies over Northrop Grumman's 20th anniversary celebration of the first flight of the B-2. The event was held Friday, July 17 2009 at the company's B-2 program headquarters in Palmdale, Calif. First flight of the first B-2, a tailless, bat-like flying wing named the Spirit of America, occurred July 17, 1989 from the same facility. Photo/Northrop Grumman Corp./Susan Goldman PhotographyU.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman Celebrate 20th Anniversary of B-2 Stealth Bomber's First Flight -- Northrup Grumman
PALMDALE, Calif., July 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Twenty years ago today, the first Air Force/Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-developed B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, a tailless, bat-like flying wing named The Spirit of America, lifted off for its maiden flight from Air Force Plant 42 here. That historic flight from Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base lasted just over two hours, but it would alter forever the face and nature of modern air warfare.
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