A B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff Monday morning at Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert, officials said. Emergency crews were responding after the aircraft went down around 11:20 a.m.
There was no immediate information on whether anyone was hurt. A B-52 Stratofortress is typically crewed by five people.
Edwards Air Force Base, where Chuck Yeager broke the speed of sound in 1947, is about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.
Original reporting: KOAT Albuquerque — read the source article.
