(The Center Square) - All eight people onboard a B-52 Stratofortress died when the plane crashed shortly after take-off Monday for a routine training mission from Edwards Air Force Base in California.
“Today, Edwards Air Force Base experienced a horrible tragedy, and we lost eight great Americans,” Col. James Hayes, the deputy commander at the base's 412th Test Wing, said during a news conference late Monday afternoon.
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