8 Dead in B-52 Bomber Crash at Edwards Air Force Base in California

The base said in a statement that the crash was not survivable.

A B-52 bomber crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on June 15, 2026.

Eight Americans are dead after a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft crashed shortly after taking off for a routine test mission on Monday from Edwards Air Force Base in California. 

Col. James Hayes, deputy commander of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, said in a press conference later Monday that the plane “took off, and immediately after takeoff, crashed and burst into flames ... It was deemed that this was an unrecoverable crash and unsurvivable.”