Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Stealth bombers in sky
US bombers spotted flying over city in training exercise
RESIDENTS across Dundee were left doing a doubletake after three stealth bombers were spotted soaring through the sky.
Pictures taken by locals at around 2pm yesterday show what appears to be a Northrop-Grumman B-2 Spirit aircraft in the skies over Fintry.
A number of people were left stunned after spotting the planes, and got in touch with the Tele to report the sightings.
One woman managed to get a photograph of one of the aircraft after she spotted three of them overhead.
The woman, who did not wish to be named, said: “I didn’t actually hear anything when they flew overhead.
“People told me they were stealth bomber planes when I showed them the picture.
“I was quite concerned when I saw the aircraft, but many people thought it was probably part of a training exercise.”
Another resident added: “I saw a friend of mine posting a video about it. I thought he was on the wind-up.
“They were some spectacle in the sky anyway, that is for sure.
“I think some people joked they weren’t that stealth-like if people could see them with the naked eye.”
The American aircraft can reach a maximum speed of more than 621mph at an altitude of 40,000ft. They are capable of flying at up to 50,000ft.
Since the first one was built in the late 1980s, they have been used in a number of conflicts, firstly in Kosova and also in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.
There are currently about 20 in active service with the US air force, and they are expected to be “retired” from the skies by 2032.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed yesterday’s flights were part of a training exercise.
The spokesman said the aircraft had carried out similar exercises from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire in recent days.