A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, just a day after a separate plane crash in Missouri killed all 12 people on board.
Rough 24 hours for US aviation.
A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California, according to ABC News.
The base confirmed it on X Monday: “Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene and the situation is ongoing.” No casualties have been confirmed yet, and the cause remains unclear. The airfield has been shut down, with inbound flights diverted.
For context, the B-52 is a nuclear-capable long-range bomber that can haul up to 70,000 pounds of payload — and each one costs roughly $110 million.
This comes barely a day after another grim aviation story out of Missouri, where 12 people died when a skydiving plane went down near Butler Memorial Airport on Sunday.
Missouri State Highway Patrol said “at this time reports indicate all occupants (12 total) have perished.” Sergeant Justin Ewing described the scene as “brutal,” adding the plane “landed in a field adjacent to the airport.”
Two major incidents, one weekend — and a lot of questions still unanswered.
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