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Eight dead after B-52 Stratofortress crashes in California
Eight people were killed after a B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, the military said.
TL;DR
- Eight people died in a B-52 Stratofortress crash at Edwards Air Force Base.
- The bomber crashed shortly after taking off on Monday.
- Two of the deceased were employees of Boeing.
- The crashed B-52 was part of a radar modernization program.
- Edwards AFB was closed following the incident.
- B-52 crashes are rare, with the last fatal crash occurring in 2008.