Whiteman Air Force Base

WAFB welcomes Spirit of Innovation

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Conant, a 131st Maintenance Group maintenance flight phase technician, tightens down a bolt to hold the B-2 Spirit replica into place at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 10, 2017. The aerospace repair and phase inspection shops led the project of replacing the static after the old display was removed for repairs.

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WAFB welcomes Spirit of Innovation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Parker, a 131st Maintenance Group maintenance flight phase inspection technician, sorts bolts by size at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 10, 2017. The 600-pound B-2 Spirit replica on display near the Spirit Gate, is secured by eight 5-inch bolts.

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WAFB welcomes Spirit of Innovation

Members of the 509th and 131st Maintenance Group maintenance flights bolt down a B-2 Spirit static display at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 10, 2017. Whiteman owns one of only about 50 of these replicas that were gifted by Northrop Grumman to organizations who took part in the production of the aircraft.

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WAFB welcomes Spirit of Innovation

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit replica is placed on display at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 10, 2017. The B-2 display is 22 feet long, compared to the full size aircraft with a wingspan of 172 feet.

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WAFB welcomes Spirit of Innovation

Published Aug. 18, 2017
By Amn Michaela R. Slanchik
509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. --