Air Force bomber carrying 4 crashes at Ellsworth base during training mission

An Air Force bomber jet crashed during a training mission at a South D꧃akota base Thursday, officials confirmed.

All four aircrew members on board safely ejected from the 📖B-1B Lancer before it smashed into the ground just before 6 p.m. at Ellsworth Air Force Base, a spokesperson from the unit said.

The crew had been attempting to land the heavy bomber jet during a tr൲aining mission when it lost control of the aircraft.

The Air Force could not s♊ay whether any injuries were reported.

Multiple local fire depar🔯tments responded to the accident following reports of a small🔯 fire.

The cause of the accide🧸nt is not yet known, but a popular military forum claims icy and foggy weather conditions could be to blam✤e.

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The crash is the latest in a series of m𒁃ilitary aircraft training snafus, though previous collisions proved fatal.

Eight crew members were killed in November when their Osprey aircraft crashed off 🌊southern Japan&nbs🧔p;and sank into the ocean during a training mission.

Investigators ruled the tragedy wa🌊s caused by a plane malfunction rather than human error.

In August, there were two fatal Marine Corps-related aviation accidents in less than a week: Three US Marines died when their plane crashed while training in a joint-nation exercise in Australia just days after a Marine died while piloting a helicopter during traiওning in⭕ California.