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USAF B-1 Crashes in SE Montana
The crew of a B-1 bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base survived a crash near Broadus, MT Monday morning. (www.ksfy.com) 기타...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
One of the crew buried his brother earlier this year at The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. He was also a Air Force Pilot.
Tough. Not his time. I believe in that.
I don't believe there is any non-serious ordinance.
Military will close down the site for a few reasons. A. Security of any classified data B. Safety. These aren't your typical Cessna's that hold a few pounds of 100LL. Many have not so environmentally friendly parts and pieces C. Mishap Investigation. Just as the NTSB, the USAF, USN/USMC, and USA all have mishap investigative boards that take a look at all factors concerning the mishap. Not everything the military owns has a black box.
It's about 95 miles from the crash site to the Battle of the Little Big Horn; the US Military has not had a great deal of success is this corner of Montana, at least that makes the news. Except for the number of people needing jobs around Ellsworth and Barksdale, not really a lot of reason to keep these around anymore is there? There primary mission was over before they first entered into service.
Even with Carter killing the origanal program, there is still a mission for a high speed heavy bomber that can put warheads on foreheads whether conventional or nuke.
Carter killed the program and our defense went to hell. Reagan built it back up. Them and the 52's were nuke equipped then, still can be as can the B2's if the need arises. They are part of the reason that Iraq ended and the others are drawing down. Just because nothing is happening don't mean that we don't need to stand ready. Read the history books. We need to be ready to deploy, not rebuild. I did my time trodding up and down Titan2 silos and standing by in a rescue chopper when the 52's alerted. READY!!!!