Air Force B-1B bomber crashes in South Dakota
All four crew members managed to eject, so no fatalities were reported.
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An Air Force B-1B aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Ellsworth AFB(South Dakota). All four occupants of the aircraft were able to eject, resulting in no fatalities. Authorities have opened an investigation to clarify what caused the incident.
Training mission
Precisely it was Ellsworth Air Force Base who reported the incident through an official statement, "An Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, crashed at approximately 17:50 hours today while attempting to land at the installation. At the time of the accident, it was on a training mission. There were four crewmembers on board. All four ejected safely."
The B-1 is a conventional supersonic bomber that first entered service in the 1980s and does not carry nuclear weapons. Of the 100 units built, about 60 remain in active service at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas and Ellsworth Air Force Base.
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