{"id":33799,"date":"2026-06-15T20:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/b-52-bomber-crashes-shortly-after-takeoff-at-californias-edwards-air-force-base-military-says\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:19:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:19:01","slug":"b-52-bomber-crashes-shortly-after-takeoff-at-californias-edwards-air-force-base-military-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/b-52-bomber-crashes-shortly-after-takeoff-at-californias-edwards-air-force-base-military-says\/","title":{"rendered":"B-52 bomber crashes shortly after takeoff at California\u2019s Edwards Air Force Base, military says"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n A military aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from a base northeast of Los Angeles Monday morning, Edwards Air Force Base said on social media.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cA United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff on the Edwards airfield at 11:20 a.m.,\u201d the base said on Facebook<\/a>. \u201cEmergency crews immediately responded to the scene and the situation is ongoing.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n It is not immediately clear if there are any injuries. CNN has reached out to the base for more information.\n <\/p>\n

\n The crash left a towering black plume at Edwards Air Force Base, located in California\u2019s Mojave Desert, northeast of Los Angeles. The runway at the base was left with a large blackened scar and smoke, but it was difficult to make out any distinct parts of the wreckage, video from CNN affiliate KCAL shows.\n <\/p>\n

\n The airfield is closed, inbound aircraft are being diverted and all non-commercial visitor passes are suspended until further notice as the base focuses on its emergency response, it said.\n <\/p>\n

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A US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the base says\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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A US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the base says<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n The B-52 is one of the Air Force\u2019s oldest aircraft, first entering service in 1955. The long-range heavy bomber, which typically carries a crew of five, can carry as much as 70,000 pounds of bombs and other munitions.\n <\/p>\n

\n The currently flown version, the B-52H, still plays a major role in the Air Force\u2019s arsenal, which includes 76 of the aircraft. It was used in bombing missions during the current conflict between the US and Iran. The B-52H can also carry nuclear bombs and nuclear-armed cruise missiles.\n <\/p>\n

\n Before Monday\u2019s crash, the most recent fatal accident involving the aircraft was in 2008, when six Air Force personnel were killed after their B-52 crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Guam while preparing for a parade flyover.\n <\/p>\n

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\n The Boeing-made bomber has not been in production since 1962, though several life-extension initiatives have modernized the airframe and kept it flying. The Air Force recently launched another B-52 upgrade initiative centered around designing new engines with a total expected price tag of $48.6 billion, according to Defense News.\n <\/p>\n

\n Because the aircraft is no longer in production, any replacements must be sourced from dismantled airframes stored at the so-called \u201cBoneyard\u201d at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, as was done after a non-fatal 2016 crash that destroyed a B-52H in Guam.\n <\/p>\n

\n This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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