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U.S. Air Force bomber crashes in Guam, crew of seven safe

May 19, 2016 | By Reuters
File photo of B-52 strategic bomber from the USAF performing at the Singapore Airshow

(Reuters) – A B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft crashed on Wednesday at a U.S. Air Force base in Guam, but all seven crew members survived, military officials said.

All seven crew members safely made their way out of the vessel, which crashed around 8:30 a.m. at the Andersen Air Force Base in the village of Yigo, the base said in a statement.

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The crew members were a part of the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and were taking part in a routine training mission when the incident occurred. The crash is under investigation, the base said.

The B-52H Stratofortress is a long-range heavy bomber that for more than 40 years has been “the backbone of the manned strategic bomber force in the United States,” according to the Air Force’s website.

(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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