Published on 15/06/2026 – 22:28 GMT+2
A U.S. Air Force B‑52 bomber crashed shortly after take‑off at Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert, the military confirmed. The aircraft went down at approximately 11:20 a.m. local time on Monday. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene, according to a statement posted on the military’s official X account.
No immediate casualty reports were released. The B‑52 Stratofortress is typically operated by a crew of five.
Edwards Air Force Base, the expansive desert installation where Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947, lies roughly 100 miles (161 km) north of Los Angeles.
The incident comes nearly a year after a regional airliner over North Dakota was forced to perform a sudden sharp turn to avoid a potential mid‑air collision with a military B‑52 that had entered its flight path.
Euronews is seeking further details and will update this article as more information becomes available.