By ANTARA News,
Washington : A US B-52 bomber crashed Monday near Guam, killing two members of a crew who were about to participate in a ceremony celebrating the island’s independence, the Air Force said.
The Stratofortress bomber was operating out of Andersen Air Force and went missing about 50 kilometres off Guam’s north-west coast, a statement issued by the base was quoted by DPA as saying. Search efforts were continuing for the other four crew members.
The plane was not carrying weapons.
B-52s have been in service since 1955.
The accident is the second for the US Air Force this year on Guam.
In February, a B-2 crashed at Andersen Air Force Base in the first-ever loss of a stealth bomber. The military estimated the loss of the aircraft at 1.4 billion dollars.