A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber crashed moments after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, killing eight people aboard. According to France 24, the aircraft carried a mix of military personnel, government employees, and civilian contractors on a routine test mission when it went down and caught fire shortly after leaving the runway. The crash has triggered an immediate investigation.

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