The aircraft burst into flames on Monday morning shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California northeast of Los Angeles, on Monday morning, officials said. The cause is still under investigation.
It is the deadliest crash involving a B-52 bomber since 1982. In that crash, nine crew members died in test training at the Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento, The Associated Press reported at the time.
The B-52 Stratofortress in Monday’s crash was on a routine test mission that took off at 11:20 a.m. local time at the remote air base, officials said. It is now considered a recovery operation.
“It was tragic and unsurvivable,” Colonel James Hayes said at a news conference.
Teams are working to notify families about the deaths over the next several hours, Chief Master Sgt. Joshua T. Skarloken said. The crew was a mix of military officials, government civilians and government contractors, Skarloken said.
Boeing, the manufacturer of the plane, said two of its employees were on Monday’s flight. “We are in contact with their families and are offering support,” Boeing said in a statement.
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All military airplanes, trucks, etc are all old and not working properly. The USA is focused in making Trump a trillionaire.
What do you say now, MAGA? So much whining over Obama's pallet of cash to Iran (their own money). How does 300 billion of our tax dollars sound? This "peace plan" is merely an agreement to continue talks. Not a binding contract. The nuclear issue has been put on the backburner. Frozen assets will be released, no unconditional surrender, naval blockade to be dismantled and what do we have to show for all this genius deal-making? All our military bases in the region have been destroyed, and Israel did not get their regime change. This will go down as the biggest blunder in American history.
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