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From: tighe@hydra.convex.com (Mike Tighe)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: B-1s in the Gulf
Message-ID: <1991Jan25.030400.8746@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 25 Jan 91 03:04:00 GMT
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From: tighe@hydra.convex.com (Mike Tighe)
> From: waylancm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Legion)
 
> Someone(I don't remember who...didn't save the article) asked why B-52s are
> doing all the carpet bombing instead of B-1s.
 
> Well, B-1s ARE supposedly capable of doing the conventional mission. I say
> supposedly because as I recall, they got grounded (again) about a month
> ago(anybody remember exactly? I just kinda sighed & shook my head), and I
> haven't heard of them being re-activated.
 
>From AW&ST - 24-Dec-90, page 11.
 
     "The US Air Force has grounded its fleet of 97 B1-Bs after
     two of the bombers experienced catastrophic engine failures
     within three months. The latest incident occurred on Dec 14
     when a B-1B from Dyess AFB, Tex., was practicing landing
     approaches. On the 11th approach, crew members heard a loud
     bang and the No. 8 engine caught fire, forcing them to make
     an emergency landing."
 
Yes, you read that right, the No. 8 engine. AW&ST acknowledged that
error in the 14-Jan-91 issue.
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