Fortunately, ejection seats saved ... a handle on the right side of their seat to trigger an ejection. After the cancellation of a more ambitious B-1A bomber in the 1970s, the less expensive ...

Britain faced a crisis in the Royal Air Force in the 1950s and 1960s when V-bomber pilots had access to ejection seats, while their support crews had to bail out by hand. Fatal accidents put a ...

After a yearslong sabbatical in the desert, a retired B-1B Lancer ... removing ejection seat rockets and sealing planes off from the elements. Resurrecting a retired bomber is much rarer.