Four B-1 crewmen

Four B-1 crewmen had to eject last week just north of Diego Garcia shortly after a nighttime takeoff on a mission to bomb Afghanistan. An engine fire continued to burn even after fuel flow was shut off. The flames caused ``multiple malfunctions,'' said the bomber's pilot and mission commander, Air...

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