5000hrs in B-1 Bomber

[Dain Arns]

Lt. Col Tim Schepper stationed at Ellsworth AFB in Rapid City, SD, became the first pilot in U.S. Air Force history to log 5000 hours in the B-1 yesterday, July 15th, 2013.
1300 of those hours were considered in combat.
Salute! :salute:

For those unable to see video:<iframe src="http://www.keloland.com/_video/_videoplayer_embed.cfm?VideoFile=130715b1" name="videoplayer" id="embediframe" frameborder="0" height="330" scrolling="No" width="326"></iframe>

http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/b-1-pilot-sets-record-for-flight-hours/?id=150718

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S3099003.shtml?cat=1

 

[Odie]

Quite an accomplishment! Huzzah!

One of the loudest a/c of the era....saw a take-off and fly-by at Barksdale one year, and it will get your attention as it moves out of the area.

 

[Ickie]

thats about how many hours a year i spend at SOH