Eight feared dead as US Air Force B-52 crashes in California

Eight people have been confirmed dead after a B-52 bomber crashed moments after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base, located northeast of Los Angeles, on Monday morning.
Authorities described the incident as the deadliest B-52 crash since 1982, when nine crew members were killed during a training exercise at Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento.
According to Air Force officials, the B-52 Stratofortress involved in Monday’s crash had departed on a routine test flight at about 11:20 a.m. local time before going down shortly after takeoff.
Officials said the incident has now shifted from a rescue effort to a recovery operation.
“It was tragic and unsurvivable,” Colonel James Haye...