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Uwa Ede-Osifo and agencies

Investigation into deadly B-52 bomber crash could take months, US officials say

Smoke rises from crash
Plumes of smoke after the B-52 Stratofortress crashed at the Edwards air force base in the Mojave desert. Photograph: Debbie Reyes Katz/AP

The investigation into a US air force bomber’s deadly crash during a test flight at a California base on Monday could take up to six months to complete, officials said.

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, carrying eight people, crashed in a fiery explosion that sent up thick plumes of smoke at the Edwards air force base in the Mojave desert, about 100 miles (161km) north-east of Los Angeles.

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