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Eight crew believed dead in California B-52 bomber crash, CNN reports

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Smoke rises from Edwards Air Force Base after the crash of a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft in Edwards, California, U.S., June 15, 2026, in a still image from an ALERTCalifornia fire surveillance camera. ALERTCalifornia/Handout via REUTERS
Smoke rises from Edwards Air Force Base after the crash of a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft in Edwards, California, U.S., June 15, 2026, in a still image from an ALERTCalifornia fire surveillance camera. ALERTCalifornia/Handout via REUTERS ALERTCalifornia Reuters

Eight crew members are believed to have died in a B-52 bomber crash at California's Edwards Air Force Base on Monday, CNN reported, citing the base.

(Reporting by Christian Martinez; Writing by Ryan Patrick Jones; Editing by Caitlin Webber)

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This story was originally published June 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM.

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