B-52 bomber crashes shortly after takeoff at California's Edwards Air Force Base

WarOnPrivacy

There were no large pieces of debris readily visible in the footage. ref: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-air-fo... An Air Force B-52 Stratofress carrying eight people on a routine test mission crashed today shortly after take-off at 11:20 a.m. (PDT). Initial indications are that the crash was not survivable. Emergency response personnel are on scene, and officials are working to account for all personnel. ref: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HK40xIqacAAMa3n.jpg Edwards: https://xcancel.com/EdwardsAFB

ghc

Tragic. Most of the crew onboard were almost certainly aerospace engineers tasked with collecting sensor data.

ls612

All 8 crew members on board confirmed dead :(

ChrisArchitect

Some more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48546306