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B-52 Crash at Edwards AFB Kills Eight in Test Flight

Jun 16, 2026

The broadcast covers a B-52 Stratofortress crash shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California on June 15, 2026. Officials describe the incident as unsurvivable, with all eight aboard killed during a local test sortie supporting the radar modernization program. First responders cordoned the area and extinguished the fire. Notifications to next of kin were underway. The cause remains unknown and under investigation, with no timeline for release.

▶ Source: Associated Press

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NBC Nightly News covers B-52 crash, Iran deal, Newsom probe, weather events

Jun 15, 2026

The June 15, 2026 episode led with the B-52 bomber crash at Edwards Air Force Base killing eight and the recent F-18 crash in Washington state. It then covered President Trump's touted memorandum with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear issues, including an interview with Vice President JD Vance. Additional segments addressed Gov. Gavin Newsom's accusations of a DOJ investigation into him and his wife, flash floods in the South, a deadly skydiving plane crash in Missouri, Amazon drone complaints in Texas, a meteor fireball, and a volcanic whirlwind in Hawaii.

▶ Source: NBC News