B-2 Bomber Timeline By Brianna McLaughlin Oct 20, 1981 Design was chosen Nov 22, 1988 First Public Sighting The public first saw the B-2 Stealth bomber at Air Force Plant 42 in California Jul 17, 1989 First flight Dec 17, 1993 First successful test Jan 1, 2001 Operation Enduring Freedom Took place in Afghanistan Jan 1, 2003 Operation Irahi Freedom Feb 23, 2008 Destroyed in a crash Spirt of Kansas
