The B-1B Lancer Bomber Almost Never Flew

The B-1B Lancer Bomber Almost Never Flew

Key Points and Summary – The B-1 bomber program was famously canceled in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter, who deemed the supersonic nuclear bomber too expensive and unnecessary in the age of cruise missiles. However, the program was resurrected by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 as the redesigned B-1B Lancer. This new version was slower but carried a larger payload and had a greatly reduced radar cross-section. A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assign…