Source: Sky News [UK]
“Eight people have been killed after a United States Air Force bomber crashed shortly after taking off from an American base, officials have said. The B-52 Stratofortress came down shortly after taking off from the Edwards Air Force Base in California just after 11.20am local time on Monday (7.20pm UK time). The base said in a statement that the bomber had been carrying eight people during a ‘routine test mission’ when it crashed. … The B-52 Stratofortress, which entered service in 1955, is a long-range bomber designed to carry both conventional and nuclear weapons.” (06/16/26)