MANILA (Reuters) - All six crew members aboard a U.S. B-52 bomber that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Guam earlier this week are dead, the U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday.
The plane crashed on Monday, while on its way toparticipate in a flyover to mark a Liberation Day parade inGuam, a U.S. territory.
The bomber, which had no weapons on board, crashed about 15minutes before the parade was due to begin.
The bodies of two of the crew have been recovered andsearch teams have now shifted their focus from rescueoperations to recovery of the other bodies, the Air Force saidin a statement seen in Manila.
There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash. TheAir Force said a board of officers was investigating.
Guam, which has been under U.S. control since 1898, marksJuly 21 as the anniversary of its 1944 liberation from Japaneseforces in World War Two.
(Reporting by Raju Gopalakrishnan; Editing by AlexRichardson)
