B-1B Ejection System Inspection Completed
The Air Force announced Friday that it had completed inspections of the crew ejection systems on its B-1B bombers without discovering any discrepancies after a crash in which only three of the six men aboard were able to escape. The others were killed.
The Air Force has said the plane crashed Sept. 28 after a flock of birds struck an engine at a Colorado training range.
The B-1Bs were grounded last week pending completion of the inspections. Fifty-nine have been returned to flying status and the other 10 are undergoing other types of routine maintenance, the service reported.
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