A long range bomber first built during the Jimmy Carter administration.
We still have some that fly today.
Does it fly nuclear weapons?
B-1 Bob Dorner. I recall a still photo of one head on and low over a lake. Looked for it, can’t find it.
The aircraft used as the background is a B-1”A” Lancer. (All of the B-1’s currently in use are “B” models) There were exactly four produced of which this is Air Vehicle 3.
I got to spend a few years working in Flight/Systems Testing on that project, so if you heard a growl in the background after Trump finished speaking, that was just my airplane adding an applause line.
Rumor has it that Carter was told about the new F-111 Stealth Fighter and decided the B1-A was no longer needed. I have no idea if there is any truth to that considering the F-111 was only capable of carrying two Bombs.
When President Reagan came to Office in 1980, he resurrected the Program and the B1-B Lancer was designed and built. It is still flown today.
Republican Congressman Bob Dornan of Orange County CA, an ex Sabre Fighter Pilot in Korea was known as B1 Bob because of his commitment in resurrecting the Program.