Milestone

Delivery of the first Northrop B-2 Spirit to Whiteman

December 17, 1993

The first production B-2A Spirit, «Spirit of Missouri» (tail number 88-0329), landed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, on 17 December 1993, marking the start of the bomber's first operational unit within Strategic Air Command.

Sources: Air Force Global Strike Command — The B-2 comes to Missouri