Currently deployed at Nellis Air Force Base to take part in Red Flag 13-2 are five B-1B Lancer bombers, belonging to the 28th Bomb Squadron of the 7th Bomb Wing, from Dyess AFB, Texas.
Here’s the stunning footage of the take off of two “Bones” for a night mission.
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Nice…oh how i miss the red flags… we (US Marines) used to beat the Air Force up pretty bad!
Nice…oh how i miss the red flags… we (US Marines) used to beat the Air Force up pretty bad!