Eight people on board a US Air Force B-52 bomber have been killed in a crash during test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California.
The B-52 Stratofortress reportedly crashed immediately after take-off from the remote air base at 11:20 a.m. local time Monday, and burst into flames.
"Today, Edwards Air Force Base experienced a terrible tragedy, and we lost eight great Americans," Colonel James Hayes said at a news conference. The victims were "a "mixed crew of military, government civilians and government contractors," according to him.
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