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One of just 20 B-2 Spirits, all of the 509th Bomb Wing based at Whiteman AFB, Mo., lines up with an F-15C over the North Sea in September. Measure for measure, the B-2’s fuselage is less than six feet longer than this F-15C Eagle. But when it comes to wingspan, there’s no comparison: Four Eagles can line up wingtip to wingtip and still not span as great a distance as a single Spirit.