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Members of the B-1 bomber aircraft test team post in front of the B-1 they have just landed. From left to right they are: LCOL Leroy Schroeder, chief test pilot; Doug Benefield, Rockwell test pilot; Mike Butchko, Rockwell test crew; and LCOL Alexander, test pilot

LCOL Leroy Schroeder, B-1 bomber chief test pilot, and Mike Butchko, Rockwell test team member, pose for photographs in front of the B-1 they have just brought in

LCOL Leroy Schroeder, B-1 bomber chief test, speaks to members of the press attending the B-1 bomber fly-by and landing at the base. On the left is Secretary of Air Force Verne Orr and standing behind LCOL Schroeder are other members of the B-1 test team. The nose section of the B-1 can be seen in the background

LCOL Alexander, B-1 bomber test pilot, speaks to members of the press attending the fly-by and landing of the B-1 at the base. On the left is Secretary of Air Force Verne Orr and standing behind LCOL Alexander is Doug Benefield, Rockwell test pilot

LCOL Leroy Schroeder, B-1 bomber chief test pilot, poses for photographs in front of the B-1 he has just landed

LCOL Leroy Schroeder, B-1 bomber chief test pilot, poses for photographs in front of the B-1 he has just landed

LCOL Leroy Schroeder, center, B-1 bomber chief test pilot, and another member of the B-1 test team explain the features of the aircraft to astronaut Gordon Fullerton, right. They are standing under the right wing of a B-1

Mike Butchko, a Rockwell representative on the B-1 bomber test team, speaks to members of the press attending the B-1 fly-by and landing at the base. On the left is Secretary of Air Force Verne Orr and standing behind Mr. Butchko are the other members of the B-1 test team

LCOL Leroy Schroeder, left, B-1 bomber chief test pilot and another member of the B-1 test team seat themselves on a full-size model of an air-launched cruise missile on display in a hangar

Members of the B-1 bomber aircraft test team pose in front of the B-1 they have just landed. From left to right they are: LCOL Leroy Schroeder, chief test pilot; Doug Benefield, Rockwell test pilot; Mike Butchko, Rockwell test crew; and LCOL Alexander, test pilot

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Base: Andrews Air Force Base

State: Maryland (MD)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn

Release Status: Released to Public

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