Jun 6 2008Video Of The B-2 Bomber Crash Released
Remember the B-2 Bomber that crashed in February? Well the government has finally released footage of the $1.2 billion disaster after verifying there were no aliens, terrorists, zombies, polygamists, or rogue robots involved. It's pretty sad to watch, especially since the camera operator has the motor skills of a newborn. The first half of the video is another B-2 taking off, so skip through halfway to see the second one that actually crashes. It's not super-crazy or anything, but the crew ejector-seating out was neat to watch. The rest is just sad. Like the family video of me crashing my bike as a kid. You can hear my dad laughing and telling the neighbor he loosened a bunch of bolts.
Another video after the jump, but it cuts out right before the crash.
Reader Comments
1. TapTap - June 6, 2008 4:06 PM
FAKE!
2. j shlong - June 6, 2008 4:15 PM
what do you mean fake, this really happened. read a news paper
3. House - June 6, 2008 4:35 PM
awww *cries*
It's like watching a Ferrari crash into a wall :*[
4. The Superficial Writer - June 6, 2008 4:49 PM
This is what happens when the Air Force believes me when I say, "Don't worry. I fly these things all the time. Now do the Tom Cruise music. Yeah, I'm Maverick. Pew Pew."
5. spiritkittykat - June 6, 2008 5:13 PM
Wow! That guy (or gal) who did the panning was so great! I wish I could track something that well with a camera. The way it continuously went out of frame, over and over again...masterful!
Oh, and thanks to the douche that crashed it and wasted more of our money. Yeah, good job.
6. Zbigniew - June 6, 2008 5:14 PM
It seems like the standards are pretty lax for US military cinematographers. I've seen some shoddy camera work in my day but really, c'mon Uncle Sam - train these enlisted folks how to pan with the action.
7. tsujiGIRI - June 6, 2008 5:27 PM
It's clearly an act of terrorism.
8. KC - June 6, 2008 5:28 PM
That is some of the worst camera work I've ever seen. Either learn to use your tripod, or just hold the camera.
9. your mom - June 6, 2008 6:22 PM
The camera was obviously controlled remotely and not on a tripod.
10. jim - June 6, 2008 6:34 PM
wow, that was depressing.
11. Riker - June 6, 2008 6:52 PM
Hey jackasses -
Anybody here ever use a remote-controlled webcam before? That was not a dude on a rooftop with a tripod.
12. greg - June 6, 2008 6:53 PM
Dammit, it fell like sh*t...
@3 It´s like a Ferrari scrath very slowly in a wall
13. Riker - June 6, 2008 6:55 PM
Oh... I see that there was a second video... I take back the jackasses comment...
14. GEOPPH'RE'Y - June 6, 2008 8:24 PM
CRAHS
JELLYFIHS CRAHS
15. GEOPPH'RE'Y - June 6, 2008 8:26 PM
tsujiGIRl's got me all hot under the collar.
16. GEOPPH'RE'Y - June 6, 2008 8:28 PM
FLOWSTHEYGLOWLIKEPHOSPHORUSPOPPINGOFFTHETOPOFTHISOESPOHAGUSROCKINGTHISMETROPOLIS
17. Tenchi059 - June 7, 2008 10:15 AM
FAKE! OLD! ALIENS! TERRORISTS! FIRST! LAST! DOH!
18. Maersk - June 7, 2008 11:25 AM
I have an overwhelmingly strong urge to rip the camera out of the cameraman's hands and embed it into his head.
*B2 crashes* Yep, yep it crashes! Lets keep panning to the right
*Smoke and flames go out of frame* Yep keep panning...we need to see the full extent
19. nobody - June 7, 2008 3:20 PM
Just another piece of the puzzle that displays to the rest of the world that the United States is a bunch of incompetent retards. War tactics. Apparently, you've got to spend money (crash airplanes) to make money (secure oil interests).
20. bobo - June 8, 2008 9:09 AM
that was clearly the pilot for taking off such a high angle resulting in stalling the plane ...all this time i thought it was the plane's fault.
thanks for this Geekologie ! WE love you
21. JCBeastie - June 8, 2008 9:50 AM
At 1.52 you can see a paice of the engine housing on our side blow/fall away revealing a small black 'gap', carrry on watching the intake at about 15.8/9 there seems to be a small explosion, definately a puff of white smoke.
Regardless of what seems to be engine failure the pilot seems to add more power thus tipping the nose up, basically completely failing to rescue the aircraft. I'm convinced that could have easily been brought back down to the runway safely...
Numpty.
22. guate6 - June 8, 2008 7:41 PM
#11's right, this was not a hand-held camera, it was controlled remotely. Those are a bit harder to use. Not impossible, but more difficult. I do agree that anyone could have done a better job (both flying and filming).
I agree with #21
'nuff said
23. hojo - June 9, 2008 2:54 AM
20, 21... What a bunch of tools. The plane did not stall. In fact, you can see him drop the nose when he loses power in order to NOT stall. They don't just let any commenter... I mean "idiot" fly these things. I assure you he has a college degree and is at least a captain. I am certain he (or possibly she) also has thousands of hours in other advanced jets as well. You can clearly see the wing trailing black smoke as he levels out and then flairs to land. It appears at this point there is some sort of control failure as the plane begins to bank slowely left... clearly NOT stalled even at this point. Do you know how foolish you sound criticizing a highly trained and competent professional in a field you obviously know nothing about.
24. stickKeys - June 9, 2008 4:05 PM
what a pussy! the plane was like 3 feet off the ground and he ejects! no f***ing balls whatsoever.
25. Phil McCracken - June 12, 2008 11:26 PM
That'll buff right out.
26. MK - July 3, 2008 8:07 PM
...so this is how the highly trained profesionals do it aye....... well i think maybe a few gamers that play ace combat could have done better with that.... and yea wtf is with that camera.... US military must be letting noobs in these days...shity cameras crashing billion dollar planes...shesh
27. louis vuitton - September 28, 2009 9:57 AM
That is some of the worst camera work I've ever seen. Either learn to use your tripod, or just hold the camera.