B-52 Crashes at Guam Air Base

(HAGATNA, Guam) — The U.S. Air Force said Friday a B-52 crashed on Guam shortly after takeoff, but all seven crew members made it out safely. No injuries were reported.

The plane aborted on takeoff and caught fire at about 8:30 a.m., Pacific Air Forces public affairs said in an email. It crashed on the flight line of the base.

The bomber was deployed to Guam from Minot, North Dakota, as part of the military's continuous bomber presence in the Pacific, The Air Force said.