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Pedro Camacho

Flight Data Show U.S. B-1 Bombers Flew 6 Miles From Venezuelan Coast Despite Trump's Denial

Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber (Credit: Creative Commons)

Flight-tracking data show two U.S. B-1 Lancer bombers flew to within six nautical miles of Venezuela on Thursday, records that contradict President Donald Trump denial that U.S. bombers had been sent near the country's shores. The B-1 is a supersonic heavy bomber capable of carrying cruise missiles and precision-guided munitions.

FlightRadar24 data indicate two B-1s operating under the callsign BARB21 departed Dyess Air Force Base in Texas and flew east through the Caribbean to areas off Venezuela's Isla de Margarita and Los Testigos islands before turning north.

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