Northrop B-2 Spirit (Stealth Bomber) Materials [Spataro]

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Anthony Spataro worked at Northrop Corporation (later Northrop Grumman) on the Northrop B-2 Spirit (Stealth Bomber). This collection contains approximately 0.05 cubic feet of material that was gathered by Spataro during his time working on the B-2 program. Materials in the collection include post cards; a color transparency; brochures; news clippings; news releases; and communications to Northrop employees.

This collection is in English.

Anthony Spataro began working at Northrop Corporation in 1985 as a Maintainability Engineer on the B-2 Spirit program (then known as the ATB - Advanced Technology Bomber) and was promoted to Avionics Maintainability Manager shortly thereafter. Spataro later transferred to B-2 Systems Engineering and was the lead engineer on the On-Board Test System (OBTS) where he checked OBTS performance during flight tests. Once B-2 aircraft were being delivered to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Spataro transferred to the B-2 Weapon System Support Center (WSSC) at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma where he helped to design and set up test equipment and labs where all upgrades to the B-2's avionics and software are engineered and tested. Spataro retired from Northrop Grumman in 2005.

Identifier

NASM.2019.0013

Creator

Spataro, Anthony

Date

1984-2003

Provenance

Anthony Spataro, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0013. Additional materials received 2025.

Extent

0.2 Cubic feet (1 slim document box)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection contains approximately 0.20 cubic feet of material relating to the Northrop B-2 Spirit (Stealth Bomber) that was gathered by Anthony Spataro during his time working on the B-2 program. Materials in the collection include post cards; a color transparency; brochures; news clippings; publications; news releases; communications to Northrop employees from various corporate officers; a flight report; Northrop B-2 Division employee newsletters including the Team Reporter, Newsbriefs, Northrop News (B-2 First Flight Special Edition) and B-2 Special Report; and event programs for the B-2 Weapon System Support Center (WSSC) New Facility Ribbon Cutting (January 21, 2000) and Full Operational Capability Ceremony (October 31, 2002). The collection also includes two items relating to the Rockwell B-1B Lancer including an issue of the Rockwell News newsletter on the aircraft's rollout, and an invitation to a "B-1B Family Day" for North American Aircraft Operations (NAAO) employees and their immediate families held at Palmdale Aircraft Assembly Complex in September 1984.

Arrangement note

Collection is in original (chronological) order.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Northrop B-2 Spirit (Stealth Bomber) Materials [Spataro], NASM.2019.0013, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics
Aircraft industry

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Newsletters
Newspaper clippings
Press releases

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