The Air Force has relived the commander of the unit involved in the crash of a B-1B Lancer at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in January. Col. Mark Kimball, the 28th Operations Group commander, was relieved of command by Col. Derek C. Oakley, the commander ...
A high-profile crash of a B-1B Lancer at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., earlier this year destroyed the $450 million bomber and was caused by a cascading series of aircrew missteps, overlooked information, and an overall lax culture in units at the base, according to ...
A few years after retiring to the Boneyard, a B-1B Lancer is coming back to life to replace another bomber that was catastrophically damaged at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The 7th Bomb Wing announced the B-1 “regeneration” in a March 18 release, marking the first ...
After a month-long closure, the runway at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., has reopened and a B-1 bomber that crashed there has been cleared, a 28th Bomb Wing spokesman said Feb. 6. Meanwhile, some of the B-1s that left the base to train and operate elsewhere ...
“Several” B-1Bs from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. have moved to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, along with about 250 Airmen, to train and operate while the Ellsworth runway is closed due to investigation of a Jan. 4 B-1 crash at the base.
B-1B Lancer flight operations from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., are still paused following a Jan. 4 crash of the bomber at the base, and the runway remains closed, the Air Force said. The scene has not been cleared and the runway is expected to ...
The runway at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. will remain closed until Jan. 19 as investigators probe the Jan. 4 crash of a B-1B bomber there. Though severely damaged, the airplane has not yet been declared a total loss, and while potential replacements are in ...
A B-1B Lancer bomber crashed as it was attempting to land at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on Jan. 4. All four crew members ejected safely from the aircraft and survived, Ellsworth Air Force Base said in a statement.