8 dead in B-52 crash: Air Force presser gives early details

Eight crew members are dead in a B-52 bomber crash shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base, northeast of Los Angeles, on Monday morning, the base said.

The B-52 Stratofortress was on a routine test mission that took off at 11:20 a.m. local time at the remote air base, officials said, and “initial indications are that the crash was not survivable.”

0:00 How soon after takeoff did the plane have trouble? 3:05 Was the crew all military personnel? 7:30 Who is running the investigation?

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