LOS ANGELES: All eight crew members were killed when a US air force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on takeoff in...

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

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.

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

Aerial footage of the crash 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.

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

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

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.

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

Eight people were on board the aircraft

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