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Air Force confirms B-1b bomber incident at Andersen
Andersen Air Force Base public affairs spokesman Tech Sergeant Mike Boquette confirms that a B-1b Lancer strategic bomber rolled independently at the Yigo base this afternoon at around noon, colliding with a group of emergency response vehicles. The military reports that there were no injuries and no fatalities as a result of the accident.
This is the third incident involving the crashing of a military aircraft in less than a month. A Navy Ea-6b Prowler attached to the U.S.S. Kittyhawk strike group went down about 20 miles to the north of AAFB on February 12; and then just 11 days later the crash of a billion-dollar B-2 Spirit stealth bomber shortly after takeoff at AAFB made global headlines.
And this isn't the first time the B-1 has made local headlines. In September 2005 a B-1B was heavily damaged by fire during an errant landing at Andersen AFB.
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