The Star of Abilene, the first operational United States Rockwell B-1B Lancer supersonic heavy bomber, serial number 83-0065, lands at Dyess Airforce Base for the first time. Aerial view of Dyess Airforce Base, with the B1-B along with other planes and a large crowd. United States Air Force Colonel Alan Rogers, Commander of the 96th Bomb Wing, speaks before a podium displaying the 96th Bomb Wing insignia, noting that the B1-B is "a dream that triggers the beginning of a new era."
A United States Air Force Martin B-57B Canberra tactical bomber starting engines. Thick, dark smoke emits from bomber engines. United States Air Force crewmen service B-57B bombers at Bien Hoa Air Base during the Vietnam War. Aircraft mechanics remove safety pins from landing gear. A mechanic shows the safety pins to the pilot after removal. A crewman directs a bomber forward. Crewmen watch the B-57 aircraft taxiing. Ordnance seen consists of 500-lb and 750-lb bombs. Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bomber takes off from Bien Hoa.
USAF (United States Air Force) B-26B Invader bombers make a run over Viet Cong targets in a Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War. Aerial views of B-26Bs making a run over a target area in a jungle. A B-26B aircraft drops a napalm bomb in the jungle.
Aerial view of Abilene, Texas and a prominent building, The Enterprise, 500 Chestnut St, Abilene, TX 79602, United States. Fred Lee Hughes speaks about living in Abilene and Abilene’s relationship with the United States Air Force. Aerial view of Dyess Airforce Base, Texas. Front view of a vehicle slowing down to a checkpoint with a United States guard. A sign reads “Dyess AFB and Abilene Community welcome the B-1B in 2 Days”. Aerial view of Texas farmlands. Wheat bows gently from the wind in the foreground as combine harvests wheat. Close up of a Green John Deere Combine harvesting wheat. Trucks line up at concrete grain silos. Railroad hopper car pulling up to grain silos. Man crosses gap between two railroad grain hopper cars. Men walking on hopper cars open roof doors to receive grain and position grain shoot over hopper door. A man crouches as he harvests potatoes from a field. Fred Lee Hughes speaks about the people of Abilene. Aerial view of Abilene’s outskirts and the Hardy Grissom Ranch east of Abilene. View of large corral with many head of cattle. Phil Guitar, owner operator of the Grissom Ranch, speaks about the community having a good relationship with Dyess Airforce Base. Fred Lee Hughes speaks about the feelings of Abilene residents of the impending arrival of the B-1B, and notes that the community is anxious to get the B-1 bomber and associated combat crew training squadron.
United States Air Force Martin B-57B Canberra tactical bombers, operating out of Bien Hoa Air Base, are seen dropping bombs during the Vietnam War. Low angle of Martin B-57B Canberra diving and dropping three 500-lb bombs from bomb bay. Close up aerial view of Martin B-57 aircraft as it opens its bomb bay door and drops bombs.
United States Air Force Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bombers in flyover over Bien Hoa Air Base during the Vietnam War. More Martin B-57B Canberra bombers are seen parked on a ramp of Bien Hoa Air Base. Some bombers’ canopies are seen open while parked on the ramp. A truck transporting a cart parks in front of a aircraft while a B-57B taxis in the background. Runway of Bien Hoa airfield.
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