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The Air Force Just Retired the First B-1B Bomber
The 28th Bomb Wing’s first B-1B Lancer upgraded with Sustainment Block-16 touches down at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 2, 2016. (Donald Knechtel/U.S. Air Force)
18 Feb 2021
The first B-1B Lancer bomber has headed to the Boneyard, Air Force Global Strike Command announced Wednesday.
It s the first step in the Air Force s plan to divest 17 of the bombers in coming months, reducing the active B-1 fleet to 45 aircraft. Beginning to retire legacy bombers, to make way for the B-21 Raider, is something we have been working toward for some time, said Gen. Tim Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, in a news release.