Eight people onboard the long-range bomber were killed in a crash at Edwards Air Force Base on Monday. The mishap also reduced the number of operational B-52s

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Edwards Air Force Base in California confirmed a B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after taking off from the base on Monday morning.

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.

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

Eight people were on board the aircraft

B52 Bomber Stratofortress crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday. The Stratofortress, designed and built by Boeing, is a long-range, subsonic aircraft that…

Eight people onboard the long-range bomber were killed in a crash at Edwards Air Force Base on Monday. The mishap also reduced the number of operational B-52s

Smoke rises from a blackened part of Edwards Air Force Base after the crash of a US Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft in Edwards, California, US, June 15, 2026, in a still image from…