An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress USA crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert.
“Emergency teams immediately rushed to the scene and the situation is still ongoing,” military authorities said in a post on X.
BREAKING:
A B-52 Stratofortress has crashed in California.
It’s the first time a B-52 crashes since the 2008 Guam crash pic.twitter.com/Z07Yeqqxwa
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The crash of the aircraft caused a huge column of black smoke in the area of the air base, which is located northeast of Los Angeles.
BREAKING: Video from Edwards Air Force Base after reports that a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed – Fox News pic.twitter.com/8BBUiJMpIr
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The B-52 is one of the oldest aircraft in the US Air Force, having first entered service in 1955. The long-range heavy bomber, which typically carries a crew of five, can carry up to 70,000 pounds of bombs and other munitions.
The version of the aircraft in service today, the B-52H, continues to play an important role in the arsenal of the US Air Force, which has 76 such aircraft.
The last accident with this type of aircraft occurred in 2008 in the Pacific Ocean, and claimed the lives of six Air Force personnel,
