Air Force crew ejects safely as B-1 bomber crashes during landing in South Dakota.
According to the 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Office, a little before 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, an Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base crashed while attempting to land on the installation.
Four crew members from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota ejected safely from their aircraft Thursday night when their bomber crashed while attempting a landing.
A board of officers will investigate the accident.
The host unit at Ellsworth is the 28th Bomb Wing (28 BW). Assigned to the Global Strike Command’s Eighth Air Force.
The B-1B, known for its large payload capacity, can deliver both precision and non-precision weapons.