A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff Monday morning at Edwards Air Force base in California’s Mojave desert, officials said. The aircraft went down around 11:20 a.m. and emergency crews were responding to the scene. There was no immediate information on whether anyone was hurt.
Details of the Crash
A B-52 Stratofortress is typically crewed by five people. The crash comes almost a year after a regional airliner made an unexpected sharp turn to avoid a possible midair collision with a military B-52 bomber.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
