The eight people killed when a B-52 Stratofortress crashed moments after takeoff at California’s Edwards Air Force Base last week have been identified by military officials including two contractors from Boeing.
The victims were named Wednesday as Col. Gregory Watson, 53, Lt. Col. Gabriel Estrella, 40, Retired Lt. Col. Miles Middleton, 50, Maj. Alexander Davis, 34, Maj. Robert Dee, 40, Maj. Brad Hovey, 35, Jeromy Smith, 32 and Christopher Rischar, 41, according to a statement from Edwards Air Force Base.
At a news conference later that day, Col. James Hayes described the crash as “tragic and unsurvivable.”
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