CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCCI) – One of the eight B-52 bomber crash victims at Edwards Airforce Base in California this week was an Iowa native, KCCI reports.
The Iowa native has been identified as 35-year-old Maj. Brad Hovey of Algona.
The bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at the Mojave Desert-based Air Force base, killing all eight people on board.
Officials have yet to determine the cause of the crash and said it could take six months to complete the investigation.
1 of 8 B-52 bomber crash victims is an Iowa native(U.S. Air Force)
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