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US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes after takeoff, Edwards Air Force Base says

Al Jazeera · Jun 15, 2026, 7:27 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • It was not immediately clear if any casualties in crash at base north of Los Angeles, California.
  • “Emergency crews immediately ⁠responded to the scene ⁠and the situation ⁠is ⁠ongoing,” the base wrote on Monday in a ‌post on X.
  • It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties or what caused the crash.

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It was not immediately clear if any casualties in crash at base north of Los Angeles, California.

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber takes off from RAF Fairford on March 19, 2026 in Fairford, England. [File: Leon Neal/Getty Images]By Al Jazeera Staff, AP and Reuters Published On 15 Jun 202615 Jun 2026A US Air Force ⁠B-52 Stratofortress has crashed shortly after taking off ‌from the Edwards Air Force Base in California, the base ⁠said.

“Emergency crews immediately ⁠responded to the scene ⁠and the situation ⁠is ⁠ongoing,” the base wrote on Monday in a ‌post on X.

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