Rockwell B-1B Lancer (USAF Operation Iraqi Freedom)

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Rockwell B-1B Lancer (USAF Operation Iraqi Freedom) (1:400 scale)
- The B-1 Lancer bomber is a futuristic design which was originally conceived in order to create a long-range, low-level, supersonic penetrator bomber that could deliver nuclear weapons. Built by Rockwell, the B-1B Lancer appeared in 1986 & it has now been converted to conventional bomber missions. Since 2003, the B-1B has helped deliver conventional bombs against targets in Iraq. A typical bomb load

Includes:: the GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), a weapon that was heavily used in Iraq. The B-1B was used on 7th April 2003 in an attempt to bomb Saddam Hussein & his two sons into oblivion. At the height of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a B-1 was permanently on station to provide a rapid precision bombardment capability. Today a total of 67 Lancers remain in service.