Eight dead, including two Boeing employees, after B-52 Stratofortress crashes in California

Published June 15, 2026 3:39pm ET | Updated June 15, 2026 9:14pm ET



Eight people were killed after a B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed shortly after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, the military said.

“We lost eight great Americans,” Col. James Hayes, the deputy commander for the 412th Test Wing at Edwards, said at a news conference.

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