Videos shared on social media showed thick black smoke billowing into the sky moments after the B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed.

Edwards Air Force Base said emergency responders were on the scene.

Officials say a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in California's Mojave Desert.

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, the base said.

A military aircraft crashed at a base north of Los Angeles Monday morning, Edwards Air Force Base said on social media.

A B-52 bomber crashed after taking off Monday from a US Air Force base in California.The crash took place shortly after takeoff at 11:20 a.m. on the

A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber has crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California

A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber has crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California

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It was not immediately clear if any casualties in crash at base north of Los Angeles, California.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base June 15, military officials said.

The US Air Force plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California.

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, prompting an emergency...

EDWARDS, California: A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff Monday morning at a US Air Force base in California’s Mojave desert, officials said. Emergency crews were…

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Emergency crews responded. Follow live updates from Kern County.

Videos shared on social media showed thick black smoke billowing into the sky moments after the B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed.

Emergency crews were responding after the aircraft went down at Edwards Air Force Base, the US military said. There was no immediate information on casualties.

Aerial footage of the crash at Edwards Air Force Base in California showed a charred, smouldering patch of the desert floor.

L'incidente nell'area della Edwards Air Force Base

Horrific footage of the scene showed a charred runway with smoke still billowing

The B-52 Stratofortress, which took off from Edwards Air Force Base, is a long-range bomber and mainstay of the U.S. Air Force since 1955.