Eight aboard B-52 crashes after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base
TL;DR
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff during a testing flight at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California, with eight people on board; initial officials said the crash was not survivable and emergency crews responded to the scene.
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- Air Force B-52 bomber crashes in California with 8 on board The Washington Post
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- 8 killed in B-52 Stratofortress crash at Edwards Air Force Base NBC Los Angeles
- ‘We lost eight great Americans’ in fiery B-52 bomber crash, Air Force colonel says Los Angeles Times
- B-52 crashes at Edwards Air Force Base edwards.af.mil
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