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Electrical short blamed for B-1B crash near Marion Kentucky
Air Force report attributes the February crash of an unarmed B-1B bomber to an electrical short in a cockpit control panel that cut fuel to the engines. All four crew members ejected with minor injuries as the aircraft crashed in a muddy pasture near Marion, Kentucky, after taking off from Dyess AFB during a six hour training mission. The $270 million bomber was destroyed and debris covered about 40 football fields.
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Crittenden County
Rockwell International Corp
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