B-1 Bomber Pilot Prep And Takeoff

B-1 Pilots and Crew Members gear up, perform pre-flight checks with various footage of the cockpit and instrument panels – then they taxi and takeoff at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas.

USAF B-1B Lancer assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base
USAF B-1B Lancer assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Emily Copeland)

The official designation of this long-range supersonic bomber is B-1 Lancer, but it has a nickname… “The Bone” which is a derivative name coming from B-One.

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