US airforce scraping planes

[benno]

Here is a link to a Defence News article about retirements of some air frames, including B-1's and A-10's

https://www.defensenews.com/smr/federal ... witter.com

[bizfreeq]

17 and 44 of each respectively.

[red leader]

Does anyone know how many b1s will be left?

[mushbuster]

Currently 62 at Dyess, Ellsworth and Edwards (a single test airframe AFAIK) with a further 18 at DM in the inventory, removing 17 would leave 45 active

[red leader]

Thanks

[Weazel69]

I personally think what we tend to forget is how long these A/c have been around for
I have A10's logged in 1978 = 40yrs+ - and - B1's - 1989 = 30yrs+

[AyrForce1]

I personally think what we tend to forget is how long these A/c have been around for
I have A10's logged in 1978 = 40yrs+ - and - B1's - 1989 = 30yrs+

I'll see your 40 years and raise you another 40 years.
We had DC3's through last year from 1937-1945, and not a flux capacitor in sight

[romeo bravo]

There's a difference between scrapping and retirement. Look at the B52H (Wise Guy) that came out of retirement last year after 11 years ;-)

[f106dart]

Utterly stupid to get rid of tankers when it's the replacements can't refuel anything. When the tankers are stretched so thin as it is.