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B-52 crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base

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17 June
Latest17 Jun, 14:44
New details emerge in B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base that killed eight
Fresh details are emerging about the final moments of a fatal B-52 Stratofortress crash at Edwards Air Force…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope
16 June
Follow-up16 Jun, 08:06
Eight killed in fatal B-52 crash during test flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calfornia
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base on 15 June 2026, killing all eight people on board in the deadliest B-52 accident in more than four decades. The aircraft was conducting a routine test mission in support of a radar modernisation programme when it went down at […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban
Follow-up16 Jun, 07:10
B-52 bomber testing new AESA radar crashes at Edwards Air Force Base
Aircraft assigned to radar modernization program had arrived at the California test center in December 2025
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier
15 June
Follow-up15 Jun, 19:45
B-52 Accident At Edwards Air Force Base
Emergency crews responded after the aircraft went down on the airfield.
AVweb•Matt Ryan
First seen15 Jun, 19:21
B-52 crashes shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base
A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California on…
AeroTime•Stephen Pope