B-52 on test flight plunged at a rate of nearly a mile a minute before crashing, killing 8
The B-52 involved in a deadly crash during a test flight at an Air Force base in California made a sharp right and then nearly completed a 180-degree turn before plunging to the ground at a rate of nearly a mile a minute, limited tracking data shows Tuesday.
TL;DR
- A B-52 involved in a deadly crash during a test flight in California.
- Tracking data shows the plane made a sharp right turn.
- The aircraft nearly completed a 180-degree turn before crashing.
- The plane was plunging to the ground at a rate of nearly a mile a minute.