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It was not immediately known if there were any injuries in the accident, which is located north of Los Angeles, California.
Updated on 15 Jun 2026
A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress has crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California, the military said.
“Emergency personnel immediately responded to the incident and the situation is ongoing,” he wrote on Monday in a post on X.
It is not known if there were any injuries or what caused the accident.
Video from the scene showed a large plume of black smoke billowing out of the desert.
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, which is usually piloted by five people, is a long-range bomber that entered service in 1955. It can carry a payload of 31,750 kg.
Designed to carry both conventional and nuclear weapons, they have been used in conflicts ranging from the Vietnam War to recent events in the Middle East.
Edwards, the vast desert where Chuck Yeager broke the speed of sound in 1947, is about 100 miles (161km) north of Los Angeles and home to the world’s largest airport. About 10,000 members of the military, contractors and civilians work at the facility.
The accident comes nearly a year after the pilot of a local airliner flying in North Dakota of the US made an unexpected turn to avoid a possible collision with a B-52 fighter jet that was on its way last July.
The US has used the aircraft in conflicts, including in Vietnam, the Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan and the current war with Iran.
Each jet is worth about $110m.
