B-1 down, crew ejected safely

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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," the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth said in a statement. "At the time of the accident, it was on a training mission. There were four aircrew on board. All four ejected safely."

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


 
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," the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth said in a statement. "At the time of the accident, it was on a training mission. There were four aircrew on board. All four ejected safely."

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


At least the crew all got out
 

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