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. 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. – Gung Ho Vids

Featured image by US Air Force

Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber separates from the boom pod after receiving fuel from a KC-10 Extender
B-1 being refueled by a 135

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