US air force names eight killed in Boeing B-52 test flight crash in California

Victims include four airmen, a reservist and three civilians as inquiry into Edwards crash continues

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Air force officials have released the names of the eight men killed in this week’s fiery crash of a B-52 during a test flight at Edwards air force base in southern California.

The deceased, whose identities had initially been withheld while the military notified next of kin, include four active-duty airmen, one reservist and three civilians, military officials said on Wednesday.