Eight people are thought to have died after an American B-52 bomber crashed shortly after take-off from a military base in ...

Congressman Jay Obernolte, whose district also includes part of the base, posted on Facebook that he and his wife were ...

The crash, which occurred shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base, is under investigation.

EIGHT crew members are dead after a B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after take off from Edwards Air Force Base in ...

Aerial footage of the crash at Edwards Air Force Base in California showed a charred, smouldering patch of the desert floor.

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress entered service in 1955 and remains one of the US Air Force's principal long-range bombers.

A US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed shortly after take-off in the US state of California on Monday, authorities said.

Designed in a Dayton hotel room over one weekend, the B-52 Stratofortress has fought every US war since 1965. Eight died in ...

A B-52 Stratofortress crashed at Edwards Air Force Base during a test mission, killing all eight on board. Read the latest ...

Eight people have been killed after a United States Air Force bomber crashed shortly after taking off from an American base, officials have said.

Strategic bomber goes down near Edwards Air Force Base during routine test mission as investigators probe cause of crash ...