Similar
An F-22 Raptor takes off from the flightline on Royal
A U.S. Army paratrooper descends on Luzon Drop Zone
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Moore, 67th Fighter
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon departs after
A U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy opens its hatch
The reassembly of the US Air Force (USAF) SR-71 Blackbird, serial number 61-7967, begins in preparation for its permanent roost at the Eighth Air Force Museum, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA). Reassembly will take place over the next few days and a dedication ceremony will take place on December 17th to celebrate the arrival of the jet, and the 100th Anniversary of the first heavier than air controlled flight of the Wright Flyer, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (NC)
A-10s from the 163rd Fighter Squadron, 122nd Fighter
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the
Related
US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), parked at Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, California (CA)
US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), takes off from Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, California (CA)
US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), takes off from Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, California (CA)
US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), takes off from Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, California (CA)
US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), takes off from Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, California (CA)
US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), takes off from Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, California (CA)
US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), on take off roll from Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, California (CA). An F-14 Tomcat waits, in the background, to take the runway as soon as the bomber clears it
A US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber from the 28th Bomb Wing (BW), Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), South Dakota (SD), sits in its parking space, ready for a real world deployment
A US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), pulls its landing gear in shortly after take off
US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), parked at Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, California (CA)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Unknown
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber built by Rockwell and used by the United States Air Force. It is commonly called the "Bone" (from "B-One"). It is one of three strategic bombers in the U.S. Air Force fleet as of 2018, the other two being the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress. The B-1 was first envisioned in the 1960s as a platform that would combine the Mach 2 speed with the range and payload of the B-52. After a long series of studies, Rockwell International (now part of Boeing) won the design contest for what emerged as the B-1A. This version had a top speed of Mach 2.2 at high altitude and the capability of flying for long distances at Mach 0.85 at very low altitudes. The introduction of cruise missiles and early work on the stealth bombers led to the program being canceled in 1977. The program was restarted in 1981, largely as an interim measure due to delays in the B-2 stealth bomber program, with the B-2 eventually reaching initial operational capability in 1997. This led to a redesign as the B-1B, which differed from the B-1A by having a lower top speed at a high altitude of Mach 1.25, but improved low-altitude performance of Mach 0.96. The electronics were also extensively improved during the redesign, and the airframe was improved to allow takeoff with the maximum possible fuel and weapons load. The B-1B began deliveries in 1986 and formally entered service with Strategic Air Command (SAC) as a nuclear bomber in that same year. By 1988, all 100 aircraft had been delivered. Originally designed for nuclear capabilities, the B-1 switched to an exclusively conventional combat role in the mid-1990s.
- US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer Bomber, Sunrise Surprise,
- US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer Bomber, Sunrise Surprise,, 42 ...
- grand forks air force base - NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive
- US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th ...
- A US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th ...
- 926 Grand forks Images - NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive
- US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th ...
- grand forks air force base - NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive
- US Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer bomber, Sunrise Surprise, 46th ...
- The reassembly of the US Air Force (USAF) SR-71 Blackbird, serial ...