B-1 Lands in Poland for the First Time
March 13, 2021
March 13, 2021
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, March 13 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news:
A U.S. B-1B Lancer from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flew a Bomber Task Force mission to Powidz, Poland, March 12, 2021.
The flight included the first ever hot-pit refuel of a bomber aircraft in Europe. "Hot pitting," or refueling the aircraft while the engines are on and the crew remains in the cockpit, drastically reduces refueling times so t . . .
A U.S. B-1B Lancer from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flew a Bomber Task Force mission to Powidz, Poland, March 12, 2021.
The flight included the first ever hot-pit refuel of a bomber aircraft in Europe. "Hot pitting," or refueling the aircraft while the engines are on and the crew remains in the cockpit, drastically reduces refueling times so t . . .