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Punjab captain Ravichandran Ashwin (C) celebrates with his teammates the dismissal of Delhi batsman. Ashwin won the toss and opted to field first. Photo: AFP

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Delhi batsman and captain Gautam Gambhir plays a shot during the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) match. Photo: AFP

Punjab bowler Axar Patel (R) celebrates with teammates after he dismissed Delhi batsman. Axar bowled 3 overs and gave 35 runs and took one wicket. Photo: AFP

Gautam Gambhir got off to a fine start as Delhi captain when he hammered his 36th half-century. He has now equalled David Warner's record for most IPL fifties. He scored 55 runs off 42 balls before being run-out by Mujeeb. Photo: AFP

Punjab wicketkeeper KL Rahul (L) successfully takes a catch of Delhi batsman Shreyas Iyer (R) during the 2018 IPL. Iyer contributed just 11 runs off 11 balls before giving away his wicket to Axar Patel. Photo: AFP

Gambhir got off to a fine start as Delhi captain when he hammered his 36th half-century in IPL.

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Every combat aircraft has a crew rescue plan. The B-2 Spirit has two problems that make its plan uniquely complicated: the crew, and the wreckage. Recovering two pilots from inside enemy-controlled territory is hard enough. The B-2 also carries classified stealth materials, classified avionics, classified weapons systems, and classified mission data that the United States cannot allow an adversary to examine. The rescue of a downed B-2 crew is an operational challenge. What happens to the aircraft itself is a strategic one.

What happens if a B-2 goes down over enemy territory? The rescue plan for the world's most sensitive aircraft

The B-2 Spirit was declared operationally capable in April 1997. Twenty-three months later, on March 24 1999, it flew into combat for the first time over Serbia during NATO's Operation Allied Force. The aircraft was barely two years into service.&nbsp;

Kosovo 1999: The night B-2 bomber went to war for the very first time and nobody was sure it would work

No other combat aircraft has a smaller pilot community. Getting there requires a decade of flying, multiple aircraft type qualifications, and a selection process that eliminates experienced pilots who would be considered exceptional in any other cockpit.&nbsp;

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What happens if a B-2 goes down over enemy territory? The rescue plan for the world's most sensitive aircraft

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Sam Neill dies at 78: Revisit the actor's remarkable career with these 8 must-watch films