8 People Die in B-52 Bomber Crash at Air Force Base in Southern Calif. ^17.1%

Newsmax - By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN - 6/16/2026, 10:32 AM

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A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said. Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down around 11:20 a.m. during a routine test mission at Edwards Air... more