U.S. Air Force B-1B Fleet Grounded

B-1B
Credit: USAF
The U.S. Air Force has grounded the B-1B fleet after identifying a “discrepancy” with an augmentor fuel pump filter housing. The order to ground the fleet was given April 20 by Air Force Global Strike Command chief Gen. Tim Ray. The initial inspection was conducted on a B-1B that had a ground...

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