Eight people aboard a B-52 bomber are feared to be dead after the jet crashed near Edwards Air Force Base in California, according to military officials. Horrific footage of the scene showed a charred runway at the military base in Kern County with smoke still billowing by Monday afternoon. Edwards Air Force Base said eight people were on a routine test mission when the B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at 11:20 a.m. local time. Officials believe no one on board survived the fiery crash.