A B-1 Lancer bomber crash landed in South Dakota on Thursday, forcing the entire crew to eject during a training mission.
The crash landing took place at 5:50 p.m. at Ellsworth Air Force Base during a training exercise. The 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth said that the accident happened while the plane was “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.”
There were reportedly poor winter weather conditions at the time of the crash, which is still being investigated by an officer board.
B-1 bombers have been in use since the 1980s with about 60 being used by Dyess Air Force Base in Texas and Ellsworth Air Force Base, according to the Associated Press.
“The B-1B holds almost 50 world records for speed, payload, range, and time of climb in its class. The National Aeronautic…
