Eight Die After Air Force B-52 Crashes Shortly After Takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California During Routine Test Mission – Central Recorder Publishing

Eight Die After Air Force B-52 Crashes Shortly After Takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California During Routine Test Mission – Central Recorder Publishing

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CA — Eight people were killed Monday when an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base and burst into flames during a routine test mission. The base said the crash happened at about 11:20 a.m. local time. Col. James Hayes, deputy commander for the 412th Test Wing, said a review of video showed the crash was unsurvivable. He called it a “horrible tragedy” and said, “We lost eight…