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Posted on 06/22/2025 1:24:44 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
The B-2 stealth bombers used to attack the Fordow nuclear enrichment plant are equipped with toilets, microwaves and usually a cooler for snacks to make life more comfortable for the pilots who were stuck in the cockpit for the 37-hour trip from Missouri to Iran and back.
The fleet of advanced American bombers — originally designed to drop nuclear bombs on the Soviet Union — took off from the Whiteman Air Force Base outside Kansas City on Friday for an 18 hour ride across the world, refueling several times in mid-air, officials said.
For such long trips to be bearable, the high-tech bombers have their cockpits outfitted with mini refrigerators and a microwave oven to keep its crew fed an alert.
And just like any plane equipped for long-haul flights, the B-2 Spirit has a toilet, too.
There’s also enough room for one pilot to lay down and rest while the other flies the batwing jet.
The B-2 first entered service 1997 and each one costs more than $2 billion; the US Air Force has a fleet of 19 — after losing one in a crash in 2008.
With a wingspan of 172 feet and a crew of just two pilots — the B-2 relies on automation to help complete long-haul flights.
The seven B-2 bombers deployed for operation “Midnight Hammer” flew in near complete radio silence, with their two-man crews taking turns to sleep during the tense night, The Telegraph reported.
The 37-hours spent to attack Fordow marked the longest B-2 bomber mission since the initial American assault on Afghanistan following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Pilots for these types of aircraft are trained to endure long, grueling flights, with past crews bringing cots aboard or even full camping pads, according to The Atlantic.
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To see an operation of this precision and stealth is going to be taught at war colleges for decades
NEW VIDEO: B-2 bombers land back at Whiteman Air Force Base today in Knob Noster, Missouri, after about a 36-hour flight to strike targets in Iran.
Seven B-2s took off from Whiteman just after 12 a.m. on Saturday. The first bombers back landed just before 12 p.m. Sunday.
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I wonder if there are any DEI B-2 pilots.
It’s the Air Force, I bet the snacks were excellent.
LOL!
NICE its like having your own lil man cave(Or girl cave) gotta have a toilet I mean its 37 hours where are you gonna do your business gotta do it somewhere
were these the ones that could or couldn’t be out in the rain.
Did they flush the toilet while over Iran?
As I recall in the 60s-70s crew box lunches from the flight kitchen were excellent.
Don’t forget to give thanks to the maintenance crew for keeping the planes flying without problems.
Hopefully, the next generation bomber will have a soda fountain machine and in flight Netflix movies.
Probably got them from the 19th hole at the local country club
Those pilots have to be bushed! Still, stuck the landing. B Z !!!!
I should hope so! Were they supposed to hold “it” and starve?
A guy could have a so so weekend in Vegas with that!
“Those pilots have to be bushed! Still, stuck the landing. B Z !!!!”
If you look closely you can see two more Birds ramping to the right to land a few minutes apart from the main Bird in the video.
I would suggest that they should have emptied the Sewage Tank after crossing the border and near the Target(s).
Of course it would be a Operational Matter to save fuel by reducing the weight of the Aircraft...
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