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==Individual aircraft== [[File:B2PlanView.jpg|thumb|''Spirit of Indiana'' sits on the [[Airport ramp|ramp]] at [[Andersen AFB]] in Guam on 23 June 2006]] [[File:82-1068-B-2-Spirit-0349.jpg|thumb|right|''Spirit of New York'']] [[File:B-2 Spirit 060810-F-6701P-004.jpg|thumb|B-2 in flight over the [[Mississippi River]] ([[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], Missouri) with the [[Gateway Arch]], [[Basilica of St. Louis, King of France|St. Louis Basilica]], and [[Busch Stadium]] and footprint of [[Busch Memorial Stadium]] in the background]] {| class="wikitable" |+Individual aircraft <br />Sources: B-2 Spirit (Pace),<ref>{{harvnb|Pace|1999|loc=Appendix}}</ref> Fas.org<ref>[https://fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/b-2.htm "B-2."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409004120/https://fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/b-2.htm |date=9 April 2015}} ''fas.org''. Retrieved 16 June 2010.</ref> |- !style=width:50px; | Air Vehicle No. !style=width:50px; | Block No.<ref>All 21 copies brought to Block 30 standard.</ref> !style=width:55px; | USAF s/n !style=width:150px; | Formal name !Time in service, status |- | AV-1 || align=center|Test/30 ||{{USAF serial|82|1066}} || ''Spirit of America'' || 14 July 2000 β Active<ref>[https://fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/man-ac-b2-000714.htm "Air Force names final B-2 bomber 'Spirit of America"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409015830/https://fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/bomber/man-ac-b2-000714.htm |date=9 April 2015}}. ''fas.org'', 14 July 2000. Retrieved 16 June 2010.</ref> |- | AV-2 || align=center|Test/30 ||{{USAF serial|82|1067}} || ''Spirit of Arizona'' || 4 December 1997 β Active |- | AV-3 || align=center|Test/30 ||{{USAF serial|82|1068}} || ''Spirit of New York'' || 10 October 1997 β Active |- | AV-4 || align=center|Test/30||{{USAF serial|82|1069}} || ''Spirit of Indiana'' || 22 May 1999 β Active |- | AV-5 || align=center|Test/20 ||{{USAF serial|82|1070}} || ''Spirit of Ohio'' || 18 July 1997 β Active |- | AV-6 || align=center|Test/30 ||{{USAF serial|82|1071}} || ''Spirit of Mississippi'' || 23 May 1997 β Active |- | AV-7 || align=center|10 ||{{USAF serial|88|0328}} || ''Spirit of Texas'' || 21 August 1994 β Active |- | AV-8 || align=center|10 ||{{USAF serial|88|0329}} || ''Spirit of Missouri'' || 31 March 1994 β Active |- | AV-9 || align=center|10 ||{{USAF serial|88|0330}} || ''Spirit of California'' || 17 August 1994 β Active |- | AV-10 || align=center|10 ||{{USAF serial|88|0331}} || ''Spirit of South Carolina'' || 30 December 1994 β Active |- | AV-11 || align=center|10 ||{{USAF serial|88|0332}} || ''Spirit of Washington'' || 29 October 1994 β Severely damaged by fire in February 2010,<ref name="pacificnewscenter.com"/> repaired<ref name="whitemanmil"/> |- | AV-12 || align=center|10 ||{{USAF serial|89|0127}} || ''Spirit of Kansas'' || 17 February 1995 β 23 February 2008, [[Andersen Air Force Base B-2 accident|crashed]]<ref name=Av_Week_crash/> |- | AV-13 || align=center|10 ||{{USAF serial|89|0128}} || ''Spirit of Nebraska'' || 28 June 1995 β Active |- | AV-14 || align=center|10 ||{{USAF serial|89|0129}} || ''Spirit of Georgia'' || 14 November 1995 β Suffered damage to the wing following a landing gear collapse in September 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Losey |first1=Stephen |title=Old, weak landing gear springs led to a B-2's $10M skid off the runway |url=https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-air-force/2022/03/17/old-weak-landing-gear-springs-led-to-a-b-2s-10m-skid-off-the-runway/ |access-date=7 October 2022 |agency=Defense News |publisher=Sightline Media Group |date=17 March 2022 |archive-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016213635/https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-air-force/2022/03/17/old-weak-landing-gear-springs-led-to-a-b-2s-10m-skid-off-the-runway/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Undergoing repairs at [[United States Air Force Plant 42|Plant 42]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trevithick |first1=Joseph |title=Damaged B-2 Returns To Palmdale For Repairs A Year After Landing Mishap |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/bandaged-b-2-bomber-returns-to-its-birth-place-for-major-repairs |access-date=7 October 2022 |agency=The War Zone |date=22 September 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007170956/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/bandaged-b-2-bomber-returns-to-its-birth-place-for-major-repairs |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | AV-15 || align=center|10 ||{{USAF serial|90|0040}} || ''Spirit of Alaska'' || 24 January 1996 β Active |- | AV-16 || align=center|10 ||{{USAF serial|90|0041}} || ''Spirit of Hawaii'' || 10 January 1996 β 10 December 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Rachel |date=2022-12-12 |title=B-2 stealth bomber damaged in Missouri emergency landing |url=https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/12/12/b-2-stealth-bomber-damaged-in-emergency-landing-at-whiteman/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Air Force Times |language=en |archive-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016213636/https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/12/12/b-2-stealth-bomber-damaged-in-emergency-landing-at-whiteman/ |url-status=live}}</ref> retired after crash<ref name="airforcemag13may24"/> |- | AV-17 || align=center|20 ||{{USAF serial|92|0700}} || ''Spirit of Florida'' || 3 July 1996 β Active |- | AV-18 || align=center|20 ||{{USAF serial|93|1085}} || ''Spirit of Oklahoma'' || 15 May 1996 β Active, Flight Test |- | AV-19 || align=center|20 ||{{USAF serial|93|1086}} || ''Spirit of Kitty Hawk'' || 30 August 1996 β Active |- | AV-20 || align=center|30 ||{{USAF serial|93|1087}} || ''Spirit of Pennsylvania'' || 5 August 1997 β Active |- | AV-21 || align=center|30 ||{{USAF serial|93|1088}} || ''Spirit of Louisiana'' || 11 November 1997 β Active |- |colspan="4"|AV-22 through AV-165 || Cancelled |}
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