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Some B-1B Lancers resume flight after safety stand-down By (0) Aircrew members with the 9th Bomb Squadron conduct preflight inspections in a B-1B Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas April 19. This aircraft was flown to Tinker AFB, Okla. for structures prototyping evaluation. Photo by David Owsianka/U.S. Air Force May 6 (UPI) -- The first B-1B Lancers resumed flight operations this week following a safety stand-down issued last month, the Air Force announced Thursday. According to the Air ...

Air Force begins clearing B-1Bs to fly, safety inspections will continue May 6, 2021 (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Christina Bennett) ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — The Air Force is beginning to return B-1B bombers to the air after grounding the entire fleet last month to investigate a fuel system issue. Some Lancers resumed flight operations Monday, about two weeks after Air Force Global Strike Command ordered the fleet of 57 aircraft to stand down for safety inspections. The service declin...

Air Force Global Strike Command commander. Individual B-1B aircraft will return to flight as inspections and maintenance directed during the stand-down are completed on each aircraft. During the stand-down, maintenance depot personnel disassembled the Augmenter Fuel Filter Housing and performed a series of inspections. After each unit was determined to be free of defects, it was reassembled, pressure checked and returned to service. “We are proud of the tremendous efforts of our maintainers a...

First B-1B Lancers resume flight operations after safety stand-down 07 May 2021 (Last Updated May 7th, 2021 16:15) The US Air Force (USAF) has returned some B-1B Lancer bombers to flight operations after the entire fleet was grounded last month. Share Article Aircrew members with the 9th Bomb Squadron conduct pre-flight inspections in a B-1B Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Credit: USAF / Staff Sgt David Owsianka. A safety stand-down for the...

Air Force Global Strike Command commander. Individual B-1B aircraft will return to flight as inspections and maintenance directed during the stand-down are completed on each aircraft. During the stand-down, maintenance depot personnel disassembled the Augmenter Fuel Filter Housing and performed a series of inspections. After each unit was determined to be free of defects, it was reassembled, pressure checked and returned to service. “We are proud of the tremendous efforts of our maintainers a...

Air Force Global Strike Command commander. Individual B-1B aircraft will return to flight as inspections and maintenance directed during the stand-down are completed on each aircraft. During the stand-down, maintenance depot personnel disassembled the Augmenter Fuel Filter Housing and performed a series of inspections. After each unit was determined to be free of defects, it was reassembled, pressure checked and returned to service. “We are proud of the tremendous efforts of our maintainers a...

Some B-1 Bombers Return to Flight Following Fuel System Inspection A U .S. Air Force B-l B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 16, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail) 6 May 2021 Some B-1B Lancer bombers have returned to flight operations after officials grounded the fleet last month over a fuel system issue. The first aircraft resumed operations thi...

Ellsworth AFB grounds B1-B Lancer fleet amid safety concerns April 25, 2021News RAPID CITY, S.D.  – The B1-B Lancer fleet at Ellsworth Air Force Base is grounded because of issues with part of the planes’ fuel system. Gen. Tim Ray, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, indefinitely grounded the service’s 57 active Lancers amid safety concerns April 20 according to a command spokesperson. “During the inspection process following a B-1B ground emergency on April 8 at Ellsworth Air For...

Ellsworth Air Force Base B1-B Lancer fleet grounded over safety issues KOTA Staff © Provided by Rapid City KOTA-TV KOTA RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The B1-B Lancer fleet at Ellsworth Air Force Base is grounded because of issues with part of the planes’ fuel system. Gen. Tim Ray, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, indefinitely grounded the service’s 57 active Lancers amid safety concerns April 20 according to a command spokesperson. “During the inspection process fol...

All B-1B Lancer bombers grounded for potential fuel filter leak By (0) The U.S. Air Force grounded its entire fleet of B-1B Lancer bombers this week to investigate a potential fuel filter problem. Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force April 23 (UPI) -- All 57 active U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers were indefinitely grounded this week after a fuel filter problem was discovered. Gen. Tim Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command chief, ordered the stand down after one B-1 experienced an emergency re...