Images posted online show a massive plume of black smoke rising from Edwards Air Force Base, before the base confirmed an ongoing B-52H Stratofortress mishap. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress ...

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 ...

The incident appears to be the first B-52 crash since 2008, and the first crash of any US Air Force aircraft since early 2024. A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress long-range strategic bomber ...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday released the names of the eight crew members who were killed when a B-52 bomber crashed during a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base ...