Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down during a routine test mission at Edwards Air Force Base.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

A B-52 Stratofortress went down at around 11:20 a.m. local time, with emergency crews scrambled to the scene. No casualty information has been released. The aircraft typically…

A B-52 Stratofortress went down at around 11:20 a.m. local time on Monday, bursting into flames and killing everyone on board.

A US B-52 bomber goes down on the Edwards airfield soon after takeoff in California, prompting an emergency response and ongoing inquiries into the crash.

It’s unclear if there were any injuries or what caused the crash...

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on Monday shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base.

Eight people are feared to have died when a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after take-off in California on Monday, the US air force base where the accident happened said.

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

The aircraft crashed at California's Edwards Air Force base. An investigation is now underway into the cause of the disaster.

The aircraft crashed at California's Edwards Air Force base. An investigation is now underway into the cause of the disaster.

The plane crashed soon after take-off on Monday at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California’s Mojave Desert, the US military said.