Nose art of B-1B Lancer bomber, "Black Widow," a back-up aircraft for the four bombers of the 9th Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas which will launch during exercise CORONET BAT. This mission is a non-stop around the the world flight. The exercise will include five in-flight refuelings and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT
Base: Dyess Air Force Base
State: Texas (TX)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lance Cheung
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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nose
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nose art
lancer
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four bombers
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texas
exercise
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refuelings
five in flight refuelings
no drop
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air force
b 1 b bomber
staff sergeant
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b 1 b lancer bomber
coronet bat
ssgt lance cheung
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us air force
b 1 lancer
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us national archives
Date
01/06/1995
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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