Smoke plume from B-52 bomber crash visible from passenger plane over Long Beach
Summary
Car Crash Edwards California in Edwards, California: A United States Air Force B‐52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base at 11:20 a.m. on Monday, killing all eight crew members. The crash site is a charred patch of desert floor roughly the size of a football field, and emergency crews have closed the airfield with inbound aircraft diverted.
Publicly reported parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Crew | Unknown | Fatal |
Original reporting
Smoke plume from B-52 bomber crash visible from passenger plane over Long Beach