On February 23, 2008, three trapped raindrops brought down America’s most advanced $2.2 billion B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. Here is how tiny moisture sensors tricked a flight computer into the most expensive plane crash in human history.
📍 Location: Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
✈️ Airframe: B-2 Spirit “Spirit of Kansas” (AV-12, 89-0127)
💰 Total Loss: $2,200,000,000+
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