Edwards Air Force Base bomber crashed on takeoff in California desert

Eight people are presumed dead after a B-52 bomber crashed Monday at Edwards Air Force Base in California

Eight people are presumed dead after a B-52 bomber crashed Monday at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

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The B-52 Stratofortress went down shortly after its 11:20 a.m. PT takeoff from Edwards, the 412th Test Wing of the Air Force, which oversees base operations, said in a statement.

“Initial indications are that the crash was not survivable,” officials said.