A B-52 goes down in the Mojave Desert, taking everyone on board
Testing Cold War tech in the middle of nowhere just had a brutal outcome.
A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, a plane that has been flying since the mid-50s, just crashed during a routine test flight at Edwards Air Force Base. All eight people on board, including military personnel and contractors, were killed instantly.
The flight was part of a radar modernization program, trying to keep these prehistoric giants relevant in the modern era. The brass says they have the video footage, and it was clear from the start that no one stood a chance. Now, a six-month investigation is supposedly going to figure out what went wrong with a piece of hardware that is practically an antique.
It is wild that we are still relying on flying museum pieces for strategic defense in the twenty-first century.
Source: AP News
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