Inside the B-2 bomber behind daring Iran raid laden with snacks as pilots lift lid on flying world's most secretive jet
AN AMERICAN B-2 stealth bomber pilot has revealed what it's like inside the world's most inconspicuous jet.
The warplanes, which carried out the
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The B2 Spirit Stealth Bomber completed its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California in 1989
Credit: Alamy
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The cockpit is very small and can barely accommodate three people
Credit: David Bohrer/ Wikimedia Commons
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The aircrafts have long been riddled in mystery
Credit: pbs.org
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Counting a fleet of 19
, the powerful B-2 Spirit
was the only
aircraft capable of delivering the
.
But despite their military prowess, very little is known about the powerful jets.
One pilot, Neal, who was part of a small crew sent to
According to Neal the planes are very small and can barely accommodate three people.
Read more world news
And with such long journeys, getting a good night's sleep is rarely on the cards.
But despite the cramped space, the planes come equipped with a microwave and cooler "filled with snacks" to ensure crew are fed and alert during long trips.
A toilet can also be found onboard as well as a "cot" where pilots take it in turns to have a lie down.
Most read in The US Sun
Neal told
"And so I think over the two days that I was in that little space, I spent about five hours in that cot total."
"You're young, and you're doing something that you're trained to do, and there's a bit of excitement and a lot of adrenaline."
Iran could unleash a DIRTY BOMB next unless evil regime is totally destroyed
This comes as
saw the US blitz three of Iran's key nuclear facilities in an attack Trump has called a "spectacular success".
The "prime" target was Iran's
The uranium enrichment plant was pounded by an unprecedented blitz of 14 30,000lb bunker-buster bombs - called GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOP).
They were dropped from six B-2 bombers flying high in the atmosphere for 37 hours all the way from Missouri.
Also hit were the nuclear plants at Natanz and Isfahan, which Israel had already targeted with its own missiles.
The aircraft took off from the Whiteman Air Force Base outside Kansas City, Missouri - the home of the B-2 fleet.
Satellite imagery of the
Two clusters of at least six holes are seen at the Fordow nuclear site, where the massive 30,000-pound bunker buster bombs were dropped.
Bombs of this kind are believed to be able to penetrate about 200 feet below the surface before exploding.
Following the bombing, Sir Keir Starmer reinstated his commitment to making Iran nuke-free.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said
He added that Trump has been clear that "any
Hegseth said: 'Iran would be smart to heed those words. He's said it before, and he means it.'
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B2 bombers took off from the US on Saturday to launch missiles at Iran
Credit: Reuters
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Planes come equipped with a microwave and cooler
Credit: Reuters
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powerful B-2 Spirit was the only aircraft capable of delivering the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs
Credit: Reuters
The Defence Secretary went on to praise the US leader, calling it "bold and brilliant, showing the world that American deterrence is back".
He urged: "When this President speaks, the world should listen."
Fears loom that the conflict could spiral into a world war, with Putin puppet Dmitry Medvedev making a veiled threat to supply Iran with nuclear weapons.
He said: "A number of countries are ready to supply Iran directly with their nuclear weapons."
After declaring the
He said in a nationally televised speech at the White House: "
"There will be
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The aircraft was originally designed to drop a nuke on the Soviet Union
Credit: pbs.org
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