Meet the real life Batwing that bombed Iran's nuclear sites
The B-2 Spirit bomber is one of the world's most advanced aircraft and played the starring role in Donald Trump's early Sunday morning air raid on Iran's nuclear sites.
The Pentagon revealed seven aircraft were involved in the stunning strike, delivering their bunker-buster bombs to target the underground nuclear enrichment plant at Fordow, in a marathon 37-hour operation.
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