Later that year, On Dec. 17, 1993—the 90th anniversary of the Wright brothers first flight—the B-2 bomber landed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
The decision to select Whiteman AFB began in the early 1980s during Gen. Bennie L. Davis’s tenure as the commander of Strategic Air Command. He worked closely with U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri, and the two men agreed that the centralized location of the base, coupled with ample room for expansion, made Whiteman an ideal location for the new Stealth bomber. (USAF Image)