Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA B-52 bomber crashed near Edwards Air Force Base in California shortly after takeoff. The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 a.m. local time, with horrific footage showing a charred runway and smoke. Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene, and the situation is currently ongoing. The Edwards airfield was closed, and all non-commercial visitor passes were suspended following the crash. The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, heavy bomber capable of carrying nuclear or precision-guided weapons, serving as a backbone of the US strategic bomber force for over 60 years. In fullB-52 bomber crashes along runway near Edwards Air Force Base in CaliforniaThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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

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

Emergency crews responded to the scene, with the situation "ongoing," according to Edwards Air Force Base.

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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.

"Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene, and the situation is ongoing," the base wrote in a post on X/Twitter.

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...

Emergency crews responded after the aircraft went down at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert; officials said there was no immediate information on injuries

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.

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