For the first time, a B-1 bomber lands in Poland
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A U.S. B-1 Lancer bomber arrived in Poland for the first time on Friday, to execute a quick refueling operation. Photo by Senior Airman John Wright/U.S. Air Force
March 12 (UPI) A U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber landed in Poland for the first time for a quick refueling exercise on Friday at Powidz Air Base, the Air Force said.
The plane, assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, executed a hot-pit refuel, in which it was refueled with engines running and its crew remaining in the cockpit.