US B-52 bomber crashes after take-off, killing eight in California

US B-52 bomber crashes after take-off, killing eight in California A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off during a routine test mission at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert, killing all eight people on board. The aircraft went down on Monday while supporting the base's radar modernisation programme, sending a large plume of black smoke into the sky. Aerial footage showed a scorched crash site with little of the aircraft remaining.