An Air Force bomber crashed Thursday during a training mission at a South Dakota base, officials confirmed.
All four crew members on board were safely ejected from the B-1B Lancer before it crashed into the ground just before 6 p.m. at Ellsworth Air Force Base, a spokesman said. unit.
The crew had been attempting to land the heavy bomber during a training mission when they lost control of the plane.
The Air Force could not say if any injuries were reported.
The crew was attempting to land bomber 1-B1 when it crashed. US AIR FORCE
Several local fire departments responded to the accident after receiving reports of a small fire.
The cause of the accident is not yet known, but a popular military forum claims that icy and foggy weather conditions could be to blame.
At the time of the accident, the area was facing sub-zero temperatures and cloudy weather.
A board of Air Force officials will investigate the accident.
All four crew members were ejected safely. education images
The crash is the latest in a series of training errors by military aircraft, although previous collisions have proven fatal.
Eight crew members died in November when their Osprey plane crashed off southern Japan and sank into the ocean during a training mission.
Investigators ruled that the tragedy was caused by a plane malfunction and not human error.
In August, there were two fatal Marine Corps-related aviation accidents in less than a week: Three U.S. Marines died when their plane crashed while training in a joint internation exercise in Australia, just days after a soldier died while He piloted a helicopter during training. in California.
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