Watching a B-1B takeoff at night is like watching Han Solo’s beloved Millennium Falcon blasting out of a spaceport. Some of you mentioned seeing fully loaded B-1B departures from the hot desert runways of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Alas, video of exactly this has emerged, and yes, it is glorious.
And an older video as a bonus!:
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