B-52 bomber crashes shortly after takeoff at California's Edwards Air Force Base
Posted by bluedino 1 day ago
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Comment by WarOnPrivacy 1 day ago
There were no large pieces of debris readily visible in the footage.
ref: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-air-fo... An Air Force B-52 Stratofress carrying eight people
on a routine test mission crashed today shortly after
take-off at 11:20 a.m. (PDT). Initial indications are
that the crash was not survivable. Emergency response
personnel are on scene, and officials are working to
account for all personnel.
ref:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HK40xIqacAAMa3n.jpgEdwards: https://xcancel.com/EdwardsAFB
Comment by ghc 1 day ago
Tragic. Most of the crew onboard were almost certainly aerospace engineers tasked with collecting sensor data.
Comment by ls612 1 day ago
All 8 crew members on board confirmed dead :(
Comment by ChrisArchitect 1 day ago
Some more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48546306