# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZpV8IEkftV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66728520-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-16T12:00:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

All eight crew members aboard a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber were killed after the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday.⁣
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Aerial footage showed a charred section of desert terrain as emergency crews responded to the scene. Timelapse video later captured smoke rising from the crash site.⁣
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Air Force officials said the eight-engine bomber was conducting a routine test mission when it crashed on the runway moments after becoming airborne.⁣
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The incident occurred at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. Officials have not yet said what caused the crash, and an investigation is underway.⁣
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The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range bomber capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear weapons and has been a key part of the US Air Force fleet for decades.⁣
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#USA #USAirForce #B52 #California #BreakingNews⁣

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usairforce, california, b52, usa, breakingnews

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