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BREAKING: USAF To Replace B-1 and B-2 Fleet As New B-21 Stealth Bombers Are Delivered

The Air Force says it will retire the B-1 and B-2 more than a decade earlier than planned, paving the way for the new B-21 stealth bomber. A roadmap for…

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Enjoy The Best Of A Month That Was Great For Both Airshows and Military Aviation

July 2017 was a great month for Avgeekery Nation! Regional airshows and events like the New York Airshow in New Windsor, the Tacoma Freedom Fair & Air Show, the Pensacola…

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B-1 Bombers Are Ready For Battle, Here’s Proof

The B-1 Lancer (nickname Bone) proved itself during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The bomber was a continuous presence in the Middle East from 2001 through 2015. With swept wings…

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Ultra-rare Formation Of America’s Bomber Fleet At Oshkosh Wows Crowd And Sends Message

It was a textbook day at the 2017 AirVenture in Oshkosh on the second to last day of the show. The weather was beautiful, the crowds were plentiful and the…

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B-1 Bone Shreds Cadet Ears Prior to Recognition Event

Flyover kicked off three days of intense training before freshman cadets get recognized. The B-1B Bone flew a loud, afterburner-fueled low-pass that kicked off recognition. For freshman cadets who were about…

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A Bad Luck Crash and a Complex Design Doomed the XB-70 Bomber

The Mach 3+ Valkyrie Was One of Those Programs That Outran Available Technology The ability to travel Mach 3 is a difficult feat. At those speeds, the aircraft must disperse…

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Insanely Loud B-1 Set Off Car Alarms!

Freedom isn’t free or quiet! The Rockwell B-1 Lancer, or “Bone” (B-One, get it?) is a multiengine, variable-sweep wing aircraft primarily flown by the United States Aircraft. First developed in…

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The Day a B-1 Bone’s Nose Gear Wouldn’t Extend

On October 4th of 1989, a Rockwell B-1B Lancer from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, crash landed in Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The…

This B-1 Squadron Crushes ISIS and Looks Like Rockstars While Doing It

One of the frequent complaints about our nation’s efforts against ISIS is that we are losing the media war. ISIS frequently puts together slick videos of their disgusting actions. They…