The Rapid City Journal is confirming that the B-1 bomber which was involved in the incident in Qatar earlier today was from Ellsworth Air Force Base here in Rapid City.
The crew made it to safety, and the article says that details are uncertain as to whether the crew was from Ellsworth or from another base.
Sgt. Sandra Lucas of the Al-Udeid Air Base public affairs office confirmed Friday afternoon that the incident involved an Ellsworth plane. But she could not confirm whether any or all of the plane’s crew members were from Ellsworth.
The Air Force says the bomber was taxiing after landing at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar and caught fire. Few details are available, although the Air Force says the aircraft was involved in a ground incident.
All four crew members aboard the plane safely evacuated, according to the Air Force.
It was initially reported that the bomber crashed, but reports now say that wasn't the case. One report said that some of the munitions aboard exploded, but I've only seen that in one place, so don't know for sure if it's accurate.
You may notice from the Rapid Reply comments at the bottom of this article that there are a few childish liberals who, even in the midst of a frightening incident such as this (frightening for those involved, and especially for all the families of B-1 crews), feel compelled to make petty political jabs.
They should be ashamed, though I'm sure they're too far gone into their own petty little world to be.
President Bush made the right decision to invade Afghanistan, and again in Iraq. Our military heroes do their jobs whether they agree with those decisions or not, and their families sacrifice along with them.
For once, I wish the Left could get it's collective act together and grow up.
Thank God the B-1 crew is alright.
