The investigation into the B-52 crash that killed 8 airmen at Edwards Air Force Base in California will likely include a review of any past incidents involving the fleet of aging heavy bombers.

The B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base, Los Angeles, on Monday was the deadliest one involving the aircraft since 1982. All eight crew members died in the ...

A long-range United States military aircraft has crashed in the state of California, killing all eight people on board, officials confirm. The Boeing-manufactured B-52 bomber plunged to the ground at ...

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The morning of June 15, 2026, started as a routine test mission at Edwards Air Force Base in California. A B-52H Stratofortress — one of the most iconic aircraft in military history — lifted off the ...

Investigators are just beginning to determine what went wrong, but the Air Force has struggled to maintain the planes, which were first introduced in 1955. By Shawn Hubler Dave Philipps and John Ismay ...

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on Monday shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California's Mojave Desert, and all eight crew members aboard were presumed ...

A mammoth military plane on a routine test mission crashed shortly after takeoff Monday in Southern California, killing all eight crew members on board and leaving charred wreckage so mangled it was ...

As of June 16, the military had not released images of a B-52 bomber crash at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County, California, that a U.S. Air Force official described as "unrecoverable" and ...

LOS ANGELES — The B-52 bomber is considered a marvel not only of the U.S. military but of all aviation history. The massive plane remains a workhorse for the Air Force seven decades after it debuted ...

In this handout image released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, a U.S. Air Force B-52H bomber (center), and South Korean Air Force F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets fly over South Korea Peninsula ...