US Prepare B-2 Stealth Bombers for Gulf

World | February 28, 2003, Friday // 00:00

The US air force is preparing to position its B-2 stealth bombers ahead of a possible strike against Iraq, BBC reported. Air force sources said that four of the radar-evading aircraft are to be deployed to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia.
It could be the first time that the aircraft launch operations from bases away from their home in Whiteman, Missouri. Lieutenant Matt Hasson, from Whiteman, said the 509th Bomber Wing, which has 21 B-2s, had received deployment orders but he could not confirm details.

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