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murder
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Mon Jun 15 21:46:42
https://ww.../b-52-crash-edwards-california
Sam Adams
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Mon Jun 15 21:49:30
Fuck

I hope my buddies weren't on that one.
murder
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Mon Jun 15 23:00:44

Whoever they were, hopefully they were able to eject safely.

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Sam Adams
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Mon Jun 15 23:22:25
B52s do not have a good history of successful ejections :(

Plus it looks like it happened fast at low altitude.

Hope I'm wrong.
murder
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Tue Jun 16 01:53:45

The 412th Test Wing Public Affairs Office has now issued a brief press release, which is as follows:

“An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress carrying eight people on a routine test mission crashed today shortly after take-off at 11:20 a.m. (PDT). Initial indications are that the crash was not survivable. Emergency response personnel are on scene, and officials are working to account for all personnel.”

“The crash is currently under investigation.”

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murder
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Tue Jun 16 01:57:00

The B-52 that crashed was taking part in the Radar Modernization Program.

The B-52 had “a mixed crew of military, government civilians, and government contractors supporting this test mission.”

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murder
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Tue Jun 16 12:26:35

Are B-52s made of paper mache? There's nothing left but a stain next to the runway. A passenger jet wouldn't disintegrate like that.

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Sam Adams
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Tue Jun 16 14:19:37
You can make a passenger jet disintegrate like that:

737:
https://av...20160319_B738_A6-FDN_20502.jpg


A320
https://av...20150324_A320_D-AIPX_20163.jpg
Average Ameriacn
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Tue Jun 16 15:10:40
Iran???
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