Smoke plume from B-52 bomber crash visible from passenger plane over Long Beach

Published
June 16, 2026
Location
Edwards, California
Edwards Air Force Base
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Incident type
Crash, Aircraft

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

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