B-52 crashes off Guam, Air Force says
No word on fate of 6 crew members; 2nd accident for island base this year
The Associated Press
updated 10:13 p.m. MT, Sun., July. 20, 2008
HONOLULU - The Air Force said Sunday that a B-52 bomber carrying six crew members crashed off the island of Guam.
The Coast Guard said two people have been recovered from the waters. Their condition was not immediately available.
Rescue crews from the Navy, Coast Guard and local fire department were searching for the others.
Officials said the crash occurred about 25 miles northwest of Apra Harbor.
The accident is the second for the Air Force this year on Guam.
In February, a B-2 crashed at Andersen Air Force Base in the first-ever crash of a stealth bomber. The military estimated the loss of the aircraft at $1.4 billion.
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