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

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1/21/1970
a day ago
by bluedino

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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

a day ago

ghc

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

a day ago

ls612

All 8 crew members on board confirmed dead :(

a day ago

ChrisArchitect

20 hours ago