Condors host a jersey raffle to benefit the families of the B-52 crash victims at Edwards AFB

Flights Resume at Edwards Week After B-52 Crash

Flight test operations at Edwards Air Force Base resumed on June 22, a week after a devastating B-52H Stratofortress crash that killed eight crew members and temporarily closed the base’s airfield. Base spokesman Chase Kohler said in an email to Air & Space Forces Magazine that U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School operations also resumed June 22. The airfield, which was closed following the fiery B-52 crash, reopened June 18. The safety investigat…

Condors host a jersey raffle to benefit the families of the B-52 crash victims at Edwards AFB

Ryan Holt, Vice President of Marketing and Communications with the Bakersfield Condors, joined Mike Hart on Good Morning Kern County for an update on the jersey raffle that's currently underway for families of the 8 victims who died in the crash of a B-52 Stratofortress earlier this month. In just a few days, more than $3,000 in tickets have been sold, with the raffle running through noon on Friday. Go to the website, bakersfieldcondors.com, to …

Funds raised for airmen killed in B-52 crash

SHREVEPORT, La. – Fundraisers for the families of two of the eight airmen killed on June 15 in a B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in California have raised tens of thousands of dollars.

What to know about Iowan among 8 killed in B-52 test flight

A native of central Iowa died June 15 when a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber crashed near Edwards Air Force Base in California.