Posted on Nov 14, 2018
The B-1 Bomber Is Headed for Retirement. And the Stealth B-21 Will Take Its Place.
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This cool bomber was saved by President Ronald Reagan in 1980. President Jimmy Carter in the late 1970s, aside from wanting to pull all US Forces from South Korea, also cancelled the B-1 program. It looks awesome. It is good to know it is still being upgraded even if it may start to be phased out 10+ years from now.
The B-1 Bomber Is Headed for Retirement. And the Stealth B-21 Will Take Its Place.
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My last aircraft, retired from B-1 wing in North Dakota in 93. Well let's see, my FB-111 is retired, B-1 is going, but my first aircraft, the B-52 keeps on going and going.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
SSgt Christopher Brose Don't think any of them became operational though.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - They were a phase, sort of like the B-58 Hustler was. They worked, but they were of limited utility.
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SSgt Christopher Brose Yes, all a victim of too small of a fleet purchase. At some point it is just not economically feasible to maintain a small fleet of aircraft. B-52 is still around because we had a huge fleet and while only the "H" model is still flying there are many common parts with those that are retired at Davis Monthan AFB.
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Wow - It's hard to believe it's been around that long. What a beautiful bird.
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A quality product that has helped sustain this nation in force projection.
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