{"id":858250,"date":"2026-05-13T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=858250"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:13:49","slug":"b-1b-apocalipsis-ii-regresa-de-entre-los-muertos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-returns-from-the-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"El B-1B &#039;Apocalipsis II&#039; regresa de entre los muertos."},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n\n<p>At Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas, a B-1B Lancer that had spent years in the Arizona boneyard rolled back onto the flight line in May 2026, freshly repainted and bearing a name that reads like a sequel nobody expected: \"Apocalypse II.\" Serial number 86-0115, one of the original Block 1 B-1Bs built by Rockwell International in 1986, has returned from a nearly two-year regeneration at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, that many in the bomber community considered a long shot. In an era when the B-1B fleet is contracting, this resurrection is nothing short of extraordinary.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f4f4;border-left:4px solid #1a1a2e;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;\">\n<strong>Quick Facts \u2014 B-1B \"Apocalypse II\"<\/strong><br><br>\n<strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> B-1B Lancer, s\/n 86-0115<br>\n<strong>Name:<\/strong> \"Apocalypse II\"<br>\n<strong>Base:<\/strong> Dyess AFB, Abilene, Texas<br>\n<strong>Built:<\/strong> 1986 by Rockwell International<br>\n<strong>Returned to service:<\/strong> May 2026<br>\n<strong>Active B-1B fleet:<\/strong> Approximately 45 aircraft<br>\n<strong>Original fleet size:<\/strong> 100 aircraft<br>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Forty Years Old and Still Swinging<\/h2>\n\n<p>The B-1B Lancer \u2014 colloquially known as \"the Bone\" \u2014 was conceived during the Cold War as a supersonic, low-altitude nuclear penetrator. When the original B-1A was cancelled in 1977, the concept seemed dead. But the Reagan administration revived the program in 1981, and from mid-1985 the first operational B-1Bs were arriving at Dyess AFB. Serial 86-0115 joined them soon after, rolling off the Palmdale production line and joining the 96th Bomb Wing during the most intense years of the late Cold War.<\/p>\n\n<img data-opt-id=766666863  fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4a\/B-1B_over_the_pacific_ocean.jpg\/960px-B-1B_over_the_pacific_ocean.jpg\" alt=\"B-1B Lancer in flight over the ocean\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"skip-lazy\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;margin:22px 0;\" \/>\n\n<p>Four decades later, the Bone has outlived every prediction about its service life. It has been to war repeatedly \u2014 over Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya \u2014 dropping more precision-guided munitions than any other platform in several of those campaigns. But the airframe has paid a price. The fleet, originally 100 strong, has been whittled down to roughly 45 operational aircraft. Attrition, budget cuts, and the creeping advance of structural fatigue have sent dozens of B-1Bs to the boneyard or the scrapper. Every airframe that returns to flying status is a small victory against entropy.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Road Back<\/h2>\n\n<p>Retired in 2021 as one of the 17 B-1Bs sent to the boneyard to consolidate the fleet, 86-0115 was kept in recallable \"Type 2000\" storage at AMARG at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Its regeneration \u2014 led by the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker AFB beginning in July 2024 \u2014 involved deep structural inspections of the variable-geometry wing carry-through structure \u2014 the massive titanium box that allows the wings to sweep between 15 and 67.5 degrees \u2014 as well as extensive work on the four General Electric F101-GE-102 turbofan engines and the aircraft's notoriously complex avionics suite.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#eef6ff;border-left:4px solid #3366cc;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;font-style:italic;\">\nVeteran maintainers say bringing a B-1B back from long-term storage is nothing like routine servicing: millions of parts, dozens of integrated weapons and defensive systems, and a structure designed to pull Gs at the speed of sound fifty feet above the ground \u2014 every single component has to be inspected, tested, and certified.<br>\n<strong><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The name \"Apocalypse II\" itself carries lineage. B-1B nose art is a proud tradition \u2014 names like \"Dark Rider,\" \"Spectre,\" and \"Wolfhound\" have adorned the fleet's sleek fuselages since the 1980s. The \"II\" suffix honors the B-24J Liberator \"Apocalypse\" and its crew from the 436th Bombardment Squadron, who were lost when their aircraft was shot down over Burma in December 1942 \u2014 a dedication the Air Force made official when the regenerated jet was unveiled. What is clear is that the maintenance crews at Dyess chose the name with intention \u2014 this is a jet that has come back from what looked like the end.<\/p>\n\n<img data-opt-id=768398797  fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e9\/B-1B_Lancer_8.jpg\/960px-B-1B_Lancer_8.jpg\" alt=\"B-1B Lancer on the ground\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"skip-lazy\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;margin:22px 0;\" \/>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A Fleet Fighting the Clock<\/h2>\n\n<p>The return of Apocalypse II comes at a critical moment for the B-1B community. The Air Force has been gradually retiring Lancers to free up funding and manpower for the incoming Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, which is expected to begin replacing the Bone in the late 2020s. Every B-1B that leaves the inventory takes with it decades of institutional knowledge and maintenance infrastructure. Conversely, every airframe returned to service \u2014 like 86-0115 \u2014 extends the Bone's combat relevance during the transition period.<\/p>\n\n<p>For the crews at Dyess, Apocalypse II's return is personal. The B-1B community is tight-knit, and the Bone inspires a loyalty among its maintainers and aircrew that borders on devotion. To see a jet that many had written off taxi under its own power again, its four engines howling, its swing wings spreading wide for takeoff \u2014 that is the kind of moment careers are built around.<\/p>\n\n<p>Apocalypse II is back. The Bone lives.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Sources: Dyess AFB Public Affairs; USAF Global Strike Command; B-1B fleet history records; aviation maintenance community reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the B-1B 'Apocalypse II'?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Apocalypse II is a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber (serial 86-0115) that was returned to active service in May 2026 after being pulled from storage. Based at Dyess AFB in Texas, it rejoined the roughly 45 B-1Bs still flying.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Can retired bombers be returned to service?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Yes. The U.S. Air Force can regenerate aircraft from storage when needed, as it did with Apocalypse II. Reviving a stored bomber helps maintain fleet numbers \u2014 the B-1B force has shrunk from an original 100 aircraft to around 45.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How many B-1B Lancers are still flying?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>About 45 B-1B Lancers remain active, down from the 100 originally built by Rockwell in the 1980s. The return of Apocalypse II in 2026 restored a bomber many assumed was permanently retired. The long-serving <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/b-52-stratofortress-70-years-new-engines-rolls-royce-f130-b-52j-100-years\/\">B-52<\/a> remains in service alongside it.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>When was the B-1B 'Apocalypse II' built?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>It was built in 1986 by Rockwell International, one of 100 B-1B Lancers produced. Forty years later it was regenerated and returned to flying service in May 2026 with its evocative Apocalypse II name.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Why bring an old B-1B back into service?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>To keep up bomber numbers as the fleet ages and shrinks. With only around 45 B-1Bs left, restoring a stored airframe like Apocalypse II is a cost-effective way to maintain capability while newer bombers are developed.<\/p><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is the B-1B 'Apocalypse II'?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Apocalypse II is a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber (serial 86-0115) that was returned to active service in May 2026 after being pulled from storage. Based at Dyess AFB in Texas, it rejoined the roughly 45 B-1Bs still flying.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can retired bombers be returned to service?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes. The U.S. Air Force can regenerate aircraft from storage when needed, as it did with Apocalypse II. Reviving a stored bomber helps maintain fleet numbers \u2014 the B-1B force has shrunk from an original 100 aircraft to around 45.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How many B-1B Lancers are still flying?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"About 45 B-1B Lancers remain active, down from the 100 originally built by Rockwell in the 1980s. The return of Apocalypse II in 2026 restored a bomber many assumed was permanently retired. The long-serving <a href=\\\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/b-52-stratofortress-70-years-new-engines-rolls-royce-f130-b-52j-100-years\/\\\">B-52<\/a> remains in service alongside it.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"When was the B-1B 'Apocalypse II' built?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"It was built in 1986 by Rockwell International, one of 100 B-1B Lancers produced. Forty years later it was regenerated and returned to flying service in May 2026 with its evocative Apocalypse II name.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Why bring an old B-1B back into service?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"To keep up bomber numbers as the fleet ages and shrinks. With only around 45 B-1Bs left, restoring a stored airframe like Apocalypse II is a cost-effective way to maintain capability while newer bombers are developed.\"}}]}<\/script><!-- \/mf-faq -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas, a B-1B Lancer that had spent years in the Arizona boneyard rolled back onto the flight line in May 2026, freshly repainted and bearing a name that reads like a sequel nobody expected: &#8220;Apocalypse II.&#8221; Serial number 86-0115, one of the original Block 1 B-1Bs built by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":869839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[666,664,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-858250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-and-legends","category-military-aviation","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>B-1B Apocalypse II Returns from the Dead | Afterburner - MiGFlug&#039;s Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"B-1B Lancer 86-0115 renamed Apocalypse II returns to service at Dyess AFB after extended maintenance, a rare resurrection for the shrinking Bone fleet.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/b-1b-apocalipsis-ii-regresa-de-entre-los-muertos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"B-1B Apocalypse II Returns from the Dead | Afterburner - MiGFlug&#039;s Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B-1B Lancer 86-0115 renamed Apocalypse II returns to service at Dyess AFB after extended maintenance, a rare resurrection for the shrinking Bone fleet.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/b-1b-apocalipsis-ii-regresa-de-entre-los-muertos\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Afterburner - MiGFlug&#039;s Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiGFlug\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-13T14:26:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-25T13:13:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:960\/h:540\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/b-1b-lancer-ground-maintenance.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"540\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Connor Kerr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@migflug\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@migflug\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Connor Kerr\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Connor Kerr\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bc7f2d09b1d7111c45fdb1335b8f2cf9\"},\"headline\":\"B-1B &#8216;Apocalypse II&#8217; Returns from the Dead\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-13T14:26:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-25T13:13:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":984,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/afterburner\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/05\\/b-1b-lancer-ground-maintenance.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"History &amp; Legends\",\"Military Aviation\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/\",\"name\":\"B-1B Apocalypse II Returns from the Dead | Afterburner - MiGFlug's Magazine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/afterburner\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/05\\/b-1b-lancer-ground-maintenance.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-13T14:26:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-25T13:13:49+00:00\",\"description\":\"B-1B Lancer 86-0115 renamed Apocalypse II returns to service at Dyess AFB after extended maintenance, a rare resurrection for the shrinking Bone fleet.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/afterburner\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/05\\/b-1b-lancer-ground-maintenance.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/afterburner\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/05\\/b-1b-lancer-ground-maintenance.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":540,\"caption\":\"B-1B Lancer on the ground during maintenance\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/fr\\\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"B-1B &#8216;Apocalypse II&#8217; Returns from the Dead\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/\",\"name\":\"Afterburner - MiGFlug's Magazine\",\"description\":\"for those interested in flying military jets and aviation related  topics\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"MiGFlug GmbH\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\/\\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\\/cb:0e0_.b970\\/w:897\\/h:278\\/q:mauto\\/ig:avif\\/https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/afterburner\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/06\\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\\/cb:0e0_.b970\\/w:897\\/h:278\\/q:mauto\\/ig:avif\\/https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/afterburner\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/06\\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png\",\"width\":897,\"height\":278,\"caption\":\"MiGFlug GmbH\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/MiGFlug\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/migflug\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/migflug\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/MiGFlug\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/migflug.com\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.ch\\\/migflug\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bc7f2d09b1d7111c45fdb1335b8f2cf9\",\"name\":\"Connor Kerr\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Connor Kerr\"},\"description\":\"Connor Kerr writes MiGFlug\u2019s long-form features \u2014 aviation history, how-it-works explainers and the stories behind the headlines.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/afterburner\\\/es\\\/author\\\/connorkerr\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"El B-1B Apocalypse II regresa de entre los muertos | Afterburner - Revista de MiGFlug","description":"El B-1B Lancer 86-0115, rebautizado como Apocalypse II, vuelve al servicio en la base a\u00e9rea de Dyess tras un mantenimiento prolongado, una resurrecci\u00f3n poco com\u00fan para la menguante flota de Bone.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/b-1b-apocalipsis-ii-regresa-de-entre-los-muertos\/","og_locale":"es_ES","og_type":"article","og_title":"B-1B Apocalypse II Returns from the Dead | Afterburner - MiGFlug's Magazine","og_description":"B-1B Lancer 86-0115 renamed Apocalypse II returns to service at Dyess AFB after extended maintenance, a rare resurrection for the shrinking Bone fleet.","og_url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/b-1b-apocalipsis-ii-regresa-de-entre-los-muertos\/","og_site_name":"Afterburner - MiGFlug's Magazine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiGFlug\/","article_published_time":"2026-05-13T14:26:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-25T13:13:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":540,"url":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:960\/h:540\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/b-1b-lancer-ground-maintenance.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Connor Kerr","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@migflug","twitter_site":"@migflug","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Connor Kerr","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/"},"author":{"name":"Connor Kerr","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/bc7f2d09b1d7111c45fdb1335b8f2cf9"},"headline":"B-1B &#8216;Apocalypse II&#8217; Returns from the Dead","datePublished":"2026-05-13T14:26:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-25T13:13:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/"},"wordCount":984,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/b-1b-lancer-ground-maintenance.jpg","articleSection":["History &amp; Legends","Military Aviation","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/","name":"El B-1B Apocalypse II regresa de entre los muertos | Afterburner - Revista de MiGFlug","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/b-1b-lancer-ground-maintenance.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-13T14:26:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-25T13:13:49+00:00","description":"El B-1B Lancer 86-0115, rebautizado como Apocalypse II, vuelve al servicio en la base a\u00e9rea de Dyess tras un mantenimiento prolongado, una resurrecci\u00f3n poco com\u00fan para la menguante flota de Bone.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/b-1b-lancer-ground-maintenance.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/b-1b-lancer-ground-maintenance.jpg","width":960,"height":540,"caption":"B-1B Lancer on the ground during maintenance"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/b-1b-apocalypse-ii-revient-dentre-les-morts\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"B-1B &#8216;Apocalypse II&#8217; Returns from the Dead"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#website","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/","name":"Postcombusti\u00f3n - Revista de MiGFlug","description":"Para aquellos interesados en pilotar aviones militares y temas relacionados con la aviaci\u00f3n.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#organization","name":"MiGFlug GmbH","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:897\/h:278\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:897\/h:278\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png","width":897,"height":278,"caption":"MiGFlug GmbH"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiGFlug\/","https:\/\/x.com\/migflug","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/migflug\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MiGFlug","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/migflug.com\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.ch\/migflug\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/bc7f2d09b1d7111c45fdb1335b8f2cf9","name":"Connor Kerr","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Connor Kerr"},"description":"Connor Kerr escribe los art\u00edculos extensos de MiGFlug: historia de la aviaci\u00f3n, explicaciones sobre su funcionamiento y las historias que se esconden tras los titulares.","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/author\/connorkerr\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858250"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2688260,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858250\/revisions\/2688260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}