American B-1B bomber crashed while landing at the air base (video)

On Thursday, January 4, an American B-1B Lancer strategic bomber crashed while attempting to land at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. This was reported by the US Air Force Global Strike Command, the Associated Press reported.

The accident occurred during a training flight. It was noted that there was bad weather and severe frost at that time.

There was a crew of four pilots on board. All were successfully removed and no one was injured.

Ellsworth Air Force Base is temporarily closed to flights. The reasons for the accident are not yet clear.

Remember that the B-1 was a supersonic bomber; It was first put into service in the 1980s. It was used in operations in the Asia-Pacific region and Afghanistan. There are no nuclear weapons on the plane. A total of 100 B-1 bombers were built, and at least 60 remain in service at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota and Dyess Air Force Base in Texas.

Let us remind you that this is not the first accident in which a US Air Force plane crashed in the Pacific region in recent months. On November 29, an American V-22 Osprey tiltrotor crashed off the coast of Japan, killing 8 soldiers. According to preliminary data, the cause of the accident was not pilot error but a technical malfunction.

Following the incident, all flights of Osprey aircraft were suspended by order of the Pentagon. The military explained that the refusal to fly the tiltrotors would provide the opportunity and time to conduct a more thorough investigation.