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[–] 39 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (15 children)

It is not immediately clear if there are any injuries.

Edit - newer info:

Monday afternoon, the base said eight people were on the aircraft during a routine test mission.
"Initial indications are that the crash was not survivable,"

Edit - latest info:

Eight people died after a B-52 Stratofortress crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff on a test mission Monday from Edwards Air Force base in California's Mojave Desert

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    It’s not like there’s ejection seats but it would be fuckin wild if someone managed to jump out of the bomb bay.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)
  • [+] -21 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    What, exactly, is your point? Aircraft crash without the crew being injured quite frequently.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I don't know how you interpreted their comment, but I see it as a helpful heads up for the first question people ask when reading the headline.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    An ML being helpful is a first for me.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    I don't know if it's the Voyager client or I turned it off, but I can't see anyone's instance without an extra click. Blissfully unaware until I notice something bizarre and shitty, and I can block that one. I guess a sustained brigading or bot campaign from one instance could change my calculation. Mostly I'm aggressive about blocking the ai slop and the cartoony-pornish and is okay

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    The point was: my first question reading the headline - how many were injured.
    So I went and read the article, then quoted it here so people don't need to do the same.
    Human life is still human life. I don't wish death or injury on anyone. *Except in maybe 5 special cases (but out of billions it is not a bad ratio)

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    It crashed in a big fireball, as aircraft full of fuel tend to do. Fun fact, many of these dump their fuel -- or used to--before they land.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Yeah dumping fuel is standard before attempting any risky landing in any plane. You want to minimize the changes of a fire all. That takes quite a while though. Definitely not something happening on takeoff when it's fully loaded and fueled.

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