B-1 bomber crash report blasts crew mistakes, culture of …
Jul 25, 2024 · The crew of a B-1B Lancer that crashed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota in January failed to properly manage the bomber’s airspeed and angle of approach while landing, a scathing...
Here’s ‘Lancelot’, The B-1B Resurrected From The Boneyard
Apr 9, 2024 · A B-1B Lancer bomber of the 7th Bomb Wing, serial 85-0089, experienced a fire engine failure during routine maintenance at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, on April 20, 2022. Contents. “Lancelot”...
Introducing 'Rage', The Latest B-1B To Be Resurrected From The ...
Jul 22, 2024 · B-1B Lancer 86-0115 “Rage” is one of the four bombers out of 17 the U.S. Air Force stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona,...
USAF Brings B-1B Lancer 'Lancelot' Out Of Retirement To …
Apr 8, 2024 · Resurrected B-1B Lancer "Lancelot" brought back to operational status at a cost significantly less than repair after an engine fire. Air Force personnel flew "Lancelot" from the aircraft boneyard for depot maintenance and upgrades in Oklahoma City to …
$450 Million B-1B Lancer Crash Attributed to Crew Failures and ...
Jul 25, 2024 · A B-1B Lancer valued at more than $450 million that crashed in South Dakota at the start of this year missed the runway by 100 feet, a mistake accident investigators attributed to the...
Ellsworth B-1 bomber joins Japan, and Republic of Korea in …
Nov 6, 2024 · A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron takes off at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 2, 2024. The lethal, long-range strike capabilities provided by strategic bombers influence the decision making of our nation’s competitors and adversaries by ensuring they know that the cost of military aggression would be outweighed by any ...
Modernized ‘BEAST’ B-1 Bomber Makes First Flight - Air Force …
Oct 6, 2023 · Modernized ‘BEAST’ B-1 Bomber Makes First Flight. The 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, launched a B-1B Lancer on Sept. 8 that received a slew of technology upgrades through a new program designed to modernize the …
B-1 bomber rises from the 'Boneyard' to rejoin the Air ...
Apr 26, 2024 · After an engine fire destroyed a B-1 Lancer bomber in 2022, the Air Force picked a new "Bone" from its jet graveyard to replace it.
Air Force finishes latest round of B-1B bomber retirements
Sep 24, 2021 · The Air Force finished retiring 17 B-1B Lancer bombers this week, its first step toward divesting the entire fleet within the next two decades.
B-1 Lancer conducts bombing drill on Korean Peninsula for ...
Jun 5, 2024 · CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — A B-1B Lancer bomber made a live-fire demonstration over the South’s airspace for the first time in seven years, the Air Force announced Wednesday. The Lancer...