Just heard that the military lost a B-52 bomber plane.

[imanamerican63]

At Edwards Air Force Base in California this afternoon.

Not a lot details about the crash, but it’s likely there are no survivors.

This is another blemish on our military and country. We have a lot of crashes before. But here lately, seems to be an awful bad trend with several under Trump’s watch. I’m really not blaming him, but yes I am and along with Hegseth! Because it is the command. They would blame Biden or even Obama for these military disasters.

[hookaleft]

1. Eight people on board no survivors.

[RockRaven]

2. "shortly after takeoff" was the only detail included when I heard it on the radio a few hours ago.

[True Dough]

3. CNN report found here:

[malaise]

4. The video speaks for itself - horrific

Nothing left

Check this thread
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221307854

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/eight-dead-after-b-52-bomber-crashes-at-california-military-base-265128517956

[surfered]

5. A aging fleet manufactured between 1952-1962.

[malaise]

6. This was horrific

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The B-52 involved in a deadly crash during a test flight at an Air Force base in California made a sharp right and then nearly completed a 180-degree turn before plunging to the ground at a rate of nearly a mile a minute, limited tracking data shows Tuesday.

All eight people aboard were killed in Monday’s fiery crash of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, which was taking part in a routine mission as part of an overall program to keep the long-running aircraft flying for decades to come. It was not yet clear what caused the plane to crash immediately after takeoff, and officials at Edwards Air Force Base said it could take up to six months to complete the investigation.

The B-52 was airborne for 3 minutes and 15 seconds before it crashed, according to AirNav Systems.




The airfield remained closed Tuesday. Crews were making the crash site safe for search and recovery teams to enter, after fires flared up overnight, said Mike Paoli, a spokesperson for the 412 Test Wing at Edwards.

https://apnews.com/article/b52-stratofortress-crash-california-
2cf849e75640a2e0b98ab94cc4a14430

Another
https://www.flyingmag.com/edwards-afb-b52-crash-history-investigation/

[ForgedCrank]

7. Are we

really blaming this on Trump as well as the wind direction?
We appear laser focused on algae, tarps, names on buildings, ketchup packs, and all this super critical stuff that has nothing to do with the political direction of our country.
And just for the record: Trump has nothing to do with maintenance of military aircraft or it's pilot training. And no, this wasn't part of the Iran mess, it was doing exercises.
We really need to get our feet back on the ground and focus on things of actual importance, we have mid-terms coming up.

[imanamerican63]

8. I understand all that!

It is exactly what he would do! Find someone to blame! It is what he does, even if he had nothing to do with it!

I was simply being sarcastic!

[ForgedCrank]

9. I do

apologize for the outburst. The forum here is just constantly flooded with riduculousness regarding Trump, and it's not just here. Social media is just saturated with the topics that don't even matter. No one, not even out candidates, will focus on policy and how we improve this situation. All I see is a focus on how Trump is an idiot rather than what we would do that would be better.
Point is, I get frustrated with it because this isn't helping us at all, and no one that matters appears to be aware of that.
I want a better America, better policy, better laws, a better future. Destroying Trump should not be our focus, he's already done.
Overall, our party appears to have learned little in the aftermath of the last election and it has me more than concerned.

Edit: I guess I could have summed that up by lust saying sorry, maybe sometimes i take things a little bit too seriously