B-52 Bomber Crashes at Edwards Air Force Base in California, Base Says

A B-52H Stratofortress carrying an AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on May 14, 2022. U.S. Air Force/Matt Williams via Reuters

A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber aircraft crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the base said in a statement Monday.

“A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff on the Edwards airfield at 11:20 a.m.,” the base said in a post on Facebook. “Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene and the situation is ongoing.”