Departing the home of the B-One in full afterburner to the North. 7thBW/CC bossbird tail markings.

July/86: TOS USAF; assigned to the 96th Bombardment Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. During its service life the aircraft flew primarily training missions, recording 4,882.4 flight hours during 1,071 sorties. It earned the distinction of being the first B-1B to reach 2,000 flying hours. By October/93: 9th Bomb Squadron/7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. 10 Sep 02: Flew to the Air Force Museum.

The 7th Bomb Wing from Dyess AFB, Texas, proudly presented in the static display area of the Chicago Air Show.

The biggest and loudest afterburners on the planet!

Bossbird bone of the 9th Bomb Squadron based at Dyess AFB, Texas, is seen turning final for RWY 21R.

Originally D-4791 registered Mar-1996, it became F-CGDY registered Jan-2016

It was such a thrill to walk amongst all these magnificent, iconic aeroplanes and the mightily impressive B-1 is right up at the top of the list. This Bone served previously with the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess and is a Operation Desert Fox combat veteran but was retired to the museum during Sept. 2002.