{"id":83369,"date":"2022-12-06T20:34:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T20:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/06\/gallery-see-the-planes-on-display-before-the-b-21-rollout\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:36:29","slug":"gallery-see-the-planes-on-display-before-the-b-21-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/12\/06\/gallery-see-the-planes-on-display-before-the-b-21-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: See the planes on display before the B-21 rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PALMDALE, Calif. \u2014 The long-awaited reveal of the B-21 Raider<\/a> on Dec. 2 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, was preceded by a display of aviation history that Northrop Grumman dubbed the \u201cAdvancing Aeronautics Expo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the aircraft on display were made in whole or in part by Northrop Grumman, including the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, the E-2 Hawkeye and the MQ-4C Triton. An Air Force F-35A fighter, whose center fuselage is made by Northrop, was also present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the most historic aircraft there was a B-25 Mitchell bomber, the same type of aircraft that Jimmy Doolittle and the Doolittle Raiders<\/a> flew off of an aircraft carrier in April 1942 to strike Tokyo, months after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The B-21 was named in tribute to the Doolittle Raiders, and the ceremony included tributes to the storied airmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a look at the aircraft Defense News saw at the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n