$450 Million B-1B Lancer Crash Attributed to Crew Failures and 'Degradation of Airman Skills'

Military.Com ^ | Jul 25, 2024 | Thomas Novelly

[Ben Dover]

A B-1B Lancer valued at more than $450 million that crashed in South Dakota at the start of this year missed the runway by 100 feet, a mistake accident investigators attributed to the aircrew's shortcomings as well as the poor training culture within units at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

The scathing crash investigation report shared with Military.com pointed to "failure to perform standard crew resource management," along with adverse weather conditions, ineffective flying operations supervision, lack of awareness, and "an unhealthy organizational culture that permitted degradation of airmanship skills" as contributing factors in the Jan. 4 crash.

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The report also points out that one crew member who was injured during the ejection was not wearing all the proper flight equipment. And the other injured crew member's weight was reportedly above both the ejection seat's recommended limit of 211 pounds and the Air Force's recommendation of 245 pounds. They weighed in at nearly 260 pounds during medical treatment, which "likely contributed to the severity of the injuries noted from the mishap."

[coloradan]

What were their pronouns? First and foremost.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

D.E.I. Half-billion dollars down the crapper so some little girl or fairy didn't get their widdle feelings hurt.

[CivilWarBrewing]

In other words, DEI.

[Lazamataz]

260 lbs is a very overweight person.

[citizen]

Gonna have to uprade the ejection seats to ‘fat boy’ standards. Or fat girl or fat it...

[Jonty30]

DEI means die.

[Mark17]

What were their pronouns? First and foremost.

Probably a bunch of affirmative action hires.

[deks]

B-1 Bomber Crash Lands In South Dakota, Forcing Crew To Eject

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[HIDEK6]

DEI

[ansel12]

Two hundred and sixty pounds????

That is mind blowing.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

They weighed in at nearly 260 pounds during medical treatment

That's a big boy. For one, this wing did not enforce air force height/weight standards.

They were probably too busy with pronoun training, like the author of this article.

[Yardstick]

They weighed in at nearly 260 pounds during medical treatment...
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Hmmm...

[Nervous Tick]

If we ever need to go to full-scale war with a major power (think China)... with a military like this... we’re f’ed.

[alexander_busek]

They weighed in at nearly 260 pounds during medical treatment..

Stomach resection? Stomach clamp implantation? Sex-change?

Regards,

[Lumper20]

Yes, it certainly is for any so-called crew member in the Air Force. We had the Air Force’s 20th Special Operations Squadron fly their faster choppers for us in 68-69. I flew with the senior FAC, an Air Force Major, when we inserted recon teams, we took reports from them, plus we got them extracted. Those 20th SOS pilots and crew were extremely well trained and brave. CPT. Jim Flemming received the CMH for saving one of our recon teams west of Duc Lap in Nov. 68. The team leader he saved was a 1LT then and a friend of mine. When I see those Gens on Biden’s staff, I wonder how they are still wearing uniforms when they are so obese?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“They” weighed 260 pounds. I’m guess that “they” was “assigned male at birth.” Or that’s one hefty wom… er, can’t define it. Maybe a birthing person with a front hole?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Was “they” two 130 pound persons?

[Spacetrucker]

That depends. I’ve known some “big ol’ boys” that carried that kind of weight very well. Helps that they were in the ‘quite tall’ category though.

[montag813]