B-1B bomber catches fire on runway in Qatar

Source URL: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/04/04/222779/b-1b-bomber-catches-fire-on-runway-in-qatar.html
Posted at: http://www.air-attack/com/news/news_article/3125

FlightGlobal.com reports a B-1B bomber caught fire while taxiing, after landing at al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

A spokesman for the Coalition Air Operations Center at the base told FlightGlobal the crew safely evacuated the aircraft.


A B-1B Lancer returns after completing a close-air support mission in Iraq

FILE PHOTO - A B-1B Lancer returns after completing a close-air support mission in Iraq.
Source: US Air Force



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