Et amerikansk bombefly av typen B-52 styrtet mandag like etter avgang fra Edwards-basen i California. Besetningen på åtte fryktes omkommet.

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

Un bombardier lourd américain, qui effectuait un vol d'essai de routine, s'est écrasé peu après son décollage à 11h20, lundi, dans une immense boule de feu sur la base aérienne…

An official said an investigation could take up to six months and noted the B-52 in question was involved in a "radar modernization program."

Eight people were killed after a US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed shortly after take-off from Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert on Monday.