B-1 bomber crashes into South Dakota Air Force base, but all four crew members manage to shoot out safely
- In a statement, the base said the plane was on a training mission when it crashed while trying to land
- Only 100 B-1s were originally built, but fewer than 60 are still in service and are preserved at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas and Ellsworth Base in South Dakota.
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A B-1 bomber crashed Thursday evening at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.
According to the Air Force, all four crew members flying the Lancer bomber ejected safely.
In a statement, the 28th Bomb Wing in Ellsworth said the plane crashed today around 5:50 p.m. while attempting to land on the installation. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was on a training mission. There were four aircrew on board. All four ejected safely.”
Visibility was reportedly poor at the time of the crash, with subzero temperatures and low cloud.
B-1 bombers are standard supersonic aircraft first introduced into service by the Air Force in the 1980s
Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, where four crew members safely ejected from a crashed B-1 Lancer bomber Thursday evening
The B-1 aircraft is a standard supersonic bomber aircraft that first entered service during the Reagan administration in the 1980s.
Only 100 B-1s were originally built, although fewer than 60 remain in service today and are preserved at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas and Ellsworth Base in South Dakota.
The aircraft have been used to support the U.S. bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region and to conduct close air support missions during U.S. operations in Afghanistan.
The planes are not used to transport nuclear weapons.