8 killed in California Air Force B-52 bomber crash

Eight people are dead after an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber on a "routine test mission" crashed shortly after takeoff and burst into flames at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, the base said.

The crash was deemed unsurvivable based on a review of footage, according to Col. James Hayes, deputy commander for the 412th Test Wing at the base, calling it a "horrible tragedy."

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