72-007 SAC Bones: B-1Bs of Strategic Air Command 


This decal sheet provides markings for up to six Rockwell B-1B Lancers. All but one of these were assigned to operational units of Strategic Air Command (SAC) and Air Combat Command (ACC) in the early 1990s. All subjects are in the original SAC camouflage scheme. Nose art appeared at times on many Lancers and this decal contains one example from every B-1B wing ever assigned to SAC. When SAC stood down on 1 June 1992, its traditional Bombardment Wing and Squadron unit designations were changed to simply Bomb Wing and Squadron. The sixth subject on this sheet was assigned to the B-1B Combined Test Force at Edwards AFB, California, and is one of only two Lancers that can be configured to the Long Intermediate Stores Bay modification allowing the carry of cruise missiles. Because of this, it has a white, non-functioning ALT-32H antenna taken from a B-52 installed on its spine. Called the EOD (External Obvious Difference) antenna, its sole purpose is to show up in surveillance photos to comply with the SALT II treaty. 85-0068 was used to test the AGM-129A ACM and could also be configured with six externally mounted dual launchers, making it the only B-1 with this capability. It has since been converted back to the standard bay con guration. Edwards test B-1Bs undergo constant modification for various test programs and can sometimes sport equipment not found on standard operational aircraft.