The Air Force says a B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed Thursday, with all four of its crew members ejecting.

A B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed Thursday, with all four of its crew members ejecting, the Air Force said.

The B-1 crashed “at approximately 5:50 p.m. today while attempting to land on the installation. At the time of the accident, it was on a training mission. There were four aircrew on board. All four ejected safely,” the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth said in a statement.

At the time of the crash visibility was poor with freezing temperatures and low clouds, according to automated weather reporting equipment recording airfield conditions.

  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
    71·
    11 months ago

    It was about 3 in the morning in the middle of Wyoming when I needed to go to the bathroom. So, I stopped on the side of the road. While I was doing my business, a B-1 came out of nowhere about 500 feet off the ground doing sub mach, thankfully, right over me. Scared the hell out of me.