{"id":511363,"date":"2026-06-15T19:54:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/eight-people-die-in-a-u-s-b-52-bomber-crash-in-california\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T19:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:54:43","slug":"eight-people-die-in-a-u-s-b-52-bomber-crash-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/eight-people-die-in-a-u-s-b-52-bomber-crash-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight people die in a U.S. B-52 bomber crash in California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Washington.- <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Edwards Air Force Base, the eight crew members lost their lives during a routine operation, and they added that no one survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bomber crashed shortly after taking off from Edwards airfield at 11:20 local time (17:20 GMT)\u00bb, explained the X account of the U.S. Edwards Air Force Base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-el-accidente-del-bombardero-b-52\">The B-52 bomber accident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The armed forces added that emergency teams arrived &#8220;immediately&#8221; at the scene of the accident and that the military installation &#8220;will provide more information as it becomes available&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range bomber introduced in the 1950s that remains a key piece of U.S. military air power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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