All 8 victims of B-52 crash identified

The U.S. military on Wednesday identified the eight men killed in a B-52 Stratofortress bomber crash earlier this week during a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. 

Col. Gregory Watson, 53; Lt. Col. Gabriel Estrella, 40; Maj. Alexander Davis, 34; Maj. Robert Dee, 40; Maj. Brad Hovey, 35; retired Lt. Col. Miles Middleton, 50; Jeromy Smith, 32; and Christopher Rischar, 41, were killed Monday when the B-52 they were aboard crashed soon after takeoff, according to a statement from the base.

Estrella, Davis, Dee and Hovey were active-duty airmen, Watson was a reservist and Middleton, Smith and Rischar were civilians, the statement said.

“It is with profound sorrow and a heavy heart that I can now share the names of the eight extraordinary Americans we lost during Monday’s B-52 crash,” Col.........

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