(Box Elder, SD) — Officials with the Ellsworth Air Force Base are giving an update on last week’s B-1 bomber crash. According to the update posted on the base’s Facebook page, one airman is still being treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The downed aircraft was one of two B-1 Lancers participating in a local training mission. While the lead plane landed safely at Ellsworth, the second crashed on approach around 5:50 p.m. All four aircrew on board ejected safely. The National Weather Service reported low visibility and freezing conditions at the time of the accident.
