Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota has halted B-1 Lancer flights for at least two weeks as investigators begin probing what downed one of the bombers in a nonfatal crash last week. Regular flying operations in the B-1 at Ellsworth stopped Jan. 5, the day after the accident, and are slated to remain grounded […]
A four-person crew out of Ellsworth Air Force Base is safe after ejecting from their B-1B Lancer Thursday afternoon. According to a release from Ellsworth Public Affairs, the crash happened around 5:50 p.m. while the B-1B was attempting to land at Ellsworth. The crew was on a training mission at the time. It is unknown […]
Details are extremely limited at this time, but there has been a major incident at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota. A B-1B crashed while attempting to land at the base this evening, with all crew ejecting safely. Ellsworth is one of two master bases that house the B-1B ‘Bone’ bomber fleet. The statement from the […]