After takeoff at US military base in southern California, B-52 bomber crashes

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US strategic bomber crashes shortly after takeoff in California A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday morning at a US air force base in California’s Mojave Desert, officials said. Emergency crews were responding after the aircraft went down at about 11.20am at Edwards air force base, the military said on the social platform X. There was no immediate information on whether anyone was hurt.