During a training mission in South Dakota, a B-1 bomber experienced a crash, but the aircrew members successfully ejected and are safe.
On Thursday evening, a B-1 Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed during a training mission, with all four crew members successfully ejecting, as announced by the Air Force.
The incident occurred at approximately 5:50 p.m. local time as the bomber was attempting to land on the installation, according to a statement from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth. The four aircrew members aboard the aircraft, engaged in a training mission, ejected safely.
The 28th Bomb Wing stated that a board of officers would investigate the accident, while the Air Force did not provide additional details.
As per the Air Force, the B-1 is a long-range, multi-mission, and supersonic conventional bomber. It has been a part of the Air Force's fleet since the 1980s, and the United States ceased the nuclear mission for the B-1 in 1994.
Boeing Defense, Space, and Security, a division of the Boeing Company, state that the B-1 has been almost continuously deployed in combat operations over Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001.
Originally, 100 were constructed, but currently, less than 60 are in active service at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas and Ellsworth Air Force Base, as reported by the Associated Press.
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