Published on 15/06/2026 - 22:28 GMT+2

A US Air Force B-52 bomber has crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert, the military has confirmed.

The aircraft went down at around 11:20 a.m. local time on Monday. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene, according to a statement posted on the military's official X account.

There was no immediate information on casualties. A B-52 Stratofortress is typically operated by a crew of five.

Edwards Air Force Base, the vast desert installation where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, lies roughly 100 miles (161 km) north of Los Angeles.

The incident comes nearly a year after a regional airliner flying over North Dakota was forced to make a sudden sharp turn to avoid a potential mid-air collision with a military B-52 that had entered its flight path.

Euronews is seeking further details and will update this article as more information becomes available.