Eight presumed dead after B-52 bomber crashes at California air force base
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B-52 crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards air force base in southern California's Mojave Desert, officials say
Eight people are presumed dead after a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday morning at a US air force base in California's Mojave Desert, officials said.
An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying eight people on a routine test mission crashed today shortly after take-off at 11:20 a.m," Edwards air force base said in a statement Monday afternoon. Initial indications are that the crash was not survivable. Emergency response personnel are on scene, and officials are working to account for all personnel."
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