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https://sputnikglobe.com/20260616/us-b-52-strategic-bomber-crash-leaves-eight-dead-1124315104.htmlUS B-52 Strategic Bomber Crash Leaves Eight DeadUS B-52 Strategic Bomber Crash Leaves Eight DeadSputnik InternationalThe Edwards Air Force Base has confirmed that eight crew members of the B-52 strategic bomber that crashed on Monday are thought to be dead.2026-06-16T04:39+00002026-06-16T04:39+00002026-06-16T04:39+0000worldusb-52https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/04/14/1118024472_0:116:3232:1934_1920x0_80_0_0_257fe8fc88560eb50d5c480c70cd6fc9.jpgEarlier in the day, the CNN broadcaster reported about the deaths of crew members, citing the base. "An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying eight people on a routine test mission crashed today shortly after take-off at 11:20 a.m. (PDT) [18:20 GMT]. Initial indications are that the crash was not survivable. Emergency response personnel are on scene, and officials are working to account for all personnel," the base said in a statement. According to the statement, the crash is under investigation.Sputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“252602026Sputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“25260Newsen_ENSputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“2526019201080true19201440truehttps://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/04/14/1118024472_251:0:2982:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_e87b3492093dc0d8e6498209af79013f.jpg19201920trueSputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“25260Sputnik Internationalus, b-52us, b-52
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The Edwards Air Force Base has confirmed that eight crew members of the B-52 strategic bomber that crashed on Monday are thought to be dead.
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Earlier in the day, the CNN broadcaster reported about the deaths of crew members, citing the base. "An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying eight people on a routine test mission crashed today shortly after take-off at 11:20 a.m. (PDT) [18:20 GMT]. Initial indications are that the crash was not survivable. Emergency response personnel are on scene, and officials are working to account for all personnel," the base said in a statement. According to the statement, the crash is under investigation.
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© AP Photo / Mindaugas KulbisA US Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Training Range in Pabrade during a military exercise 'Iron Wolf 2016' some 60km.(38 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, June 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)© AP Photo / Mindaugas Kulbis
© AP Photo / Mindaugas KulbisA US Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Training Range in Pabrade during a military exercise 'Iron Wolf 2016' some 60km.(38 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, June 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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