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