Military officials have identified all eight people killed in this week’s fiery crash of a B-52 during a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California

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

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

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

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.

Eight feared dead as US bomber crashes in California: military

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.

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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.

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Edwards Air Force Base said the B-52 went down during a routine test mission and believes the crash to be 'not survivable.'

A B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed during a routine training mission at Edwards Air Force Base. All eight crew members aboard perished in the incident. The aircraft burst into…

B-52 crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards air force base in southern California’s Mojave Desert, officials say

A US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base, killing all eight onboard, including two Boeing employees, during a routine test mission.