Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:49am on 16 Jun 2026,Tuesday International
Eight people were killed when a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert. The aircraft, which was conducting a routine test flight as part of a radar modernization program, burst into flames after going down around 11:20 a.m. local time. The victims included military personnel, government civilians and contractors, with Boeing confirming that two of its employees were among those killed. Base operations were temporarily suspended, and authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the deadly crash.
