A B-1 bomber touches down at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, July 25, 2016. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force]
Key Takeaways:
A B-1B Lancer crashed at Ellsworth AFB last week during the landing phase of a training sortie.
All four aircrew members safely ejected, with one receiving non-life-threatening injuries.
An Air Force investigation has been launched to determine the cause, a process expected to take weeks to months, and flight operations at the base are currently paused.
It could be months before the Air Force knows what caused a B-1B Lancer to crash at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, last week, according to a top service commander.
The mishap occurred Thursday afternoon, as two Air Force B-1Bs assigned to the air base conducted a local training sortie as a formation.
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