B-52 bomber crashes at Edwards Air Force Base in California
Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times
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LOS ANGELES — A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber plane crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday morning, leaving behind a major plume of smoke that could be seen across Los Angeles County’s high desert.
It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was injured or killed in the crash. The Air Force base only confirmed in a post on social media that a B-52 Stratofortress crashed “shortly after takeoff” on the base’s airfield at 11:20 a.m. Pacific time.
“Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene and the situation is ongoing. More information will be provided as it becomes available,” Edwards said in a statement.
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