B-52 Bomber Crashes At Edwards Air Force Base (1 Viewer)

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B-52 Bomber Crashes At Edwards Air Force Base In California

A massive tower of black smoke emanated from near the main runway at Edwards AFB, which we now know was caused by the crash of a B-52.

www.twz.com

 

[Airframes]

Ah, sh*t !
Any news on the crew ?

 

[Sabrejet]

S/n 60-0061, the electronics upgrade aircraft, fitted with AN/APQ-188 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar as part of the B-52 Radar Modernisation Program (RMP).

 

[fubar57]

Ah, sh*t !
Any news on the crew ?

Latest I have, as of 9 minutes ago, no word on crew

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Geo. Doesn't sound good, but praying for survivors.

 

[Donivanp]

I hate it when one of mine goes down. The two downstairs can be a bitch if they have to hit the silk as low level. They like to fly at 500 AGL ( or lower).

 

[talbot]

fingers crossed for crew being safe

 

[talbot]

I'm seeing reports elsewhere of 8 killed

 

[Donivanp]

Just in all souls lost.

 

[Donivanp]

Also a F/A-18 went down in a different accident. Pilot ejected

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

 

[Airframes]

Latest from BBC News - All 8 on board perished, including 2 Boeing employees.
(Edited to correct number on board.)

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yeap 2 were Boeing employees. Test acft.

 

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B-52 Involved In Tragic Crash Was Heading Out On Radar Test Sortie

The crash's human toll on the USAF test community is hard to fathom, and it will also have an impact on the already under-pressure B-52 modernization program.

www.twz.com

 

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Fatal US B-52 bomber crash happened at more than 1,500m per minute

A B-52 bomber aircraft that crashed at a US Air Force base in California, killing eight people aboard, made a sharp right and then nearly completed a 180-degree turn before plunging to the ground.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Gnomey]

 

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View: https://x.com/beverstine/status/2067289010540523923?s=20

 

[Donivanp]

 

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[vandee]

This was the crashed B-52H, 60-0061 7 months ago landing at Edwards AFB.