Eight people die in a U.S. B-52 bomber crash in California

Washington.- The eight crew members of the B-52 bomber that crashed this Monday after taking off from a military base in the state of California have died, according to the armed forces.

According to Edwards Air Force Base, the eight crew members lost their lives during a routine operation, and they added that no one survived.

The bomber crashed shortly after taking off from Edwards airfield at 11:20 local time (17:20 GMT)», explained the X account of the U.S. Edwards Air Force Base.

The B-52 bomber accident

The armed forces added that emergency teams arrived “immediately” at the scene of the accident and that the military installation “will provide more information as it becomes available”.

The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range bomber introduced in the 1950s that remains a key piece of U.S. military air power.

The military aircraft is manufactured by Boeing; this aircraft is capable of carrying conventional and nuclear weapons over long distances and participated in conflicts ranging from Vietnam to operations in the Iran war.

Several images taken in the vicinity of the air base, located in Kern County (about 200 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles), show a large plume of black smoke in the area where the aircraft crashed.