B1-B dragged out of the Boneyard

[Kirkhill]

B-1B “Apocalypse II” Out Of The Boneyard And Back In Service

After nearly two years of work, the Bone once known as Rage has completed its journey out of the desert and back to active service. After nearly two years of work, the Bone once known as Rage has completed its journey out of the desert and back to active service.

www.twz.com

Apparently the A-10 isn't the only retiree getting re-upped.

I suppose, given the rise of cardboard aircraft, cropdusters, an lawnmowers in the sky that collection of old airframes in the desert with a few hundred hours left on the airframes might look kind of attractive.

We are arming drones.
We having been turning boneyard residents into drones for a while.
Why not?

 

[Fishbone Jones]

B-1B “Apocalypse II” Out Of The Boneyard And Back In Service

After nearly two years of work, the Bone once known as Rage has completed its journey out of the desert and back to active service. After nearly two years of work, the Bone once known as Rage has completed its journey out of the desert and back to active service.

www.twz.com

Apparently the A-10 isn't the only retiree getting re-upped.

I suppose, given the rise of cardboard aircraft, cropdusters, an lawnmowers in the sky that collection of old airframes in the desert with a few hundred hours left on the airframes might look kind of attractive.

We are arming drones.
We having been turning boneyard residents into drones for a while.
Why not?

When I was at Tyndall AFB, in 1981, we were proving the VooDoos to carry nukes. They flew against Firebee drones and F-102 Delta Daggers. The F-102's had been turned into radio controlled drones and were operated by SRC.

F-102 Drones

Pics of Firebee drone recovery and F-102 drones at Tyndall Station