Pretty wild stuff. The 'cause' and video released. Pilots stuck it out till the last moment... gigantic nads IMO.
http://guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080606/VIDEO/80606011
5:15 a.m. - “Distorted data” caused the first ever crash of a B-2 Spirit Bomber on Feb. 23.
Maj. Gen Floyd Carpenter, 8th Air Force vice commander and president of the accident investigation board, released the cause of the crash this morning.
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Carpenter said moisture on sensors attached to the wings cause the aircraft to make an unnecessary and miscalculated flight action, resulting in the crash.
The board began investigating about a week after the crash. The investigation took seven weeks and consisted of 26 interviews, Carpenter said.