Prayers to the crew.

https://www.fox13now.com/us-news/military/b-52-crashes-at-edwards-air-force-base-in-california

Edited 15 hours ago15 hr by Sua Sponte

Fuck...looks like right on the runway too? Overhead footage shows there's nothing left. Low airspeed and low altitude are not good at all for the upstairs guys getting out. I don't even want to imagine about the N/RN.

Fingers crossed they punched but those photos and videos don’t look good.

Fire truck slowly rolls around, chooses what to spray, then let's her water rip.

Edited 13 hours ago13 hr by Swizzle

Testing the new engines? Supposed to start this year.

5 minutes ago, arg said:

Testing the new engines? Supposed to start this year.

Don't think so, that is the bird that has been testing the new AESA.

8 on board

Just now, B52gator said:

8 on board

Eight confirmed dead.

Him Him 🥃

Guessing they had some test engineers...terrible loss.

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11 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

Guessing they had some test engineers...terrible loss.

Unfortunately, Checks.

"...B-52 had a mixed crew of military service members, government civilians, and contractors supporting the test mission", said Col. James Hayes, deputy commander of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards.

Air & Space Forces Magazine

Eight Dead in B-52 Crash at Edwards

Eight people who were aboard a B-52 bomber died in a fiery crash shortly after takeoff June 15 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.