A B-1B bomber crash at Ellsworth Air Force Base in January was the result of pilot error and poor leadership, an investigation found.

The B-1B Lancer, which was on a training mission, crashed roughly 100 feet shy of the runway, skidded more than 5,000 feet down the tarmac, and was then engulfed in flames from the crash.

Last week's crash marks the latest incident involving a B-1B Lancer. In 2022, Military.com reported that a B-1B at Dyess caught fire, sending two people to the hospital.

Flights of the B-1B Lancer supersonic bombers are paused while the investigation continues into last week’s crash at Ellsworth Air Force Base. “On the afternoon of Thursday, January 4th, two ...

A scathing report into the crash of a $479m B-1B Lancer supersonic heavy bomber, which was completely obliterated in a fireball as it tried to land in thick fog and strong winds, has blamed the ...

The Air Force command said that the decision was based “on the findings of an Accident Investigation Board report into the Jan. 4 crash of a B-1B bomber at Ellsworth.” ...

The B-1B ejection system is typically set so that an ejection initiated by one crew member triggers a rapidly sequenced firing of the remaining seats. This procedure is meant to prevent a ...

A B-1B Lancer bomber that crashed while landing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, on Jan. 4, 2024, skidded 5,000 feet and then erupted into flames. The nearly $451 million bomber was a ...

B-1B Lancers have been moved from Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) amid the ongoing investigation into a bomber crash during a training exercise at the South Dakota air base earlier this month.

The Butte County Ambulance Belle Fourche crew was among first responders called to the Ellsworth Air Force Base's B-1B crash site near Broadus, Mont. The big bomber went down about 9:30 a.m ...

A B-1B Lancer aircraft crash in South Dakota earlier this year has been attributed in part to the aircrew's errors and a poor training culture at Ellsworth Air Force Base, according to a recent ...

AB-1B Lancer aircraft crash in South Dakota earlier this year has been attributed in part to the aircrew's errors and a poor training culture at Ellsworth Air Force Base, according to a recent ...