It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, and it could take up to six months to complete an investigation, Col. James Hayes said.

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.

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

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

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

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

The military aircraft plummeted to the ground just outside of Los Angeles around 11.20am PT on Monday after departing from Edwards Air Force Base.

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 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.

It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, and it could take up to six months to complete an investigation, Col. James Hayes said.

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

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

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

Eight presumed dead in B-52 bomber crash at California Air Force base; investigation into cause ongoing amid emergency response efforts.

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…

A US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California, with all eight people aboard feared dead.