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On A Runway at U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, May 9 2006. The B-1B Lancer made a wheels-up belly landing at Diego Garcia May 8 2006, skidding down the runway for 7,500 feet, according to U.S. Air Force reports. The 4 aircrew escaped without injury. The B-1B was home based with the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The 20-year-old bomber was landing at Diego Garcia, a remote base in the Indian Ocean, at the end of a ferry mission that started at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. During landing, the B-1B caught fire & emergency crews extinguished the flames. The B-1B Lancer did not break it's back & may be repairable. A big ass crane at the Diego Garcia harbor, lifted her up -- using air bags, got the wheels down & locked. The aircraft is now being inspected for possible repair & return to service.

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