8 dead after Air Force B-52 bomber crashes shortly after takeoff in California

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Eight people are dead after an Air Force B-52 bomber on a "routine test mission" crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, the base said.

*How did the B-52 bomber crash?
*What are B-52 bombers used for?

ABC News’ Luis Martinez reports: https://abcnews.link/8htYXWi

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