B-1B Rolls For Airshow Crowd

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Key Takeaways:

  • A B-1B tactical bomber performed an unusual low-level slow roll during its display at the recent Edwards Air Force Base airshow.
  • This was the first airshow held at Edwards Air Force Base in over a decade, featuring the Air Force's frontline equipment.
  • The airshow was a highly popular, sold-out event on both days it was held.
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It’s not often anyone rolls hundreds of thousands of pounds of tactical bomber at low level in front of 50,000 people, but that was the surprise patrons of the Edwards Air Force Base airshow were in for earlier this month. A B-1B did a slow roll over the centerline during its bombing display at the show, the first one to be held in more than a decade at the normally secured facility. The Air Force trotted out all its frontline equipment for the show, which was sold out both days Oct. 15 and 16.

Russ Niles

Russ Niles is Editor-in-Chief of AVweb. He has been a pilot for 30 years and joined AVweb 22 years ago. He and his wife Marni live in southern British Columbia where they also operate a small winery.
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