B-2 stealth bomber crashes after takeoff from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. Pilots ejected safely. Excessive moisture distorted information fed to the flight control computer, and the wrong air speed was calculated. The early and excessive nose-up (aka rotation) was caused by the malfunction, which then caused the aircraft to stall.
There were only 21 B-2 stealth bombers in existence, each made back in the late 80's and early 90's at a cost of over $1 Billion each. This was the first crash of a B-2. It happened in February, but is in the news again with the release of the results of the initial investigation.
There were a group of four of them taking off that day. They were going to be flying back to their permanent base after temporary assignment in Guam. In the video you see the takeoff of the first bomber but it is the second one that crashes.
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