MOJAVE, Calif -- The three men that died in Thursday's Mojave airport explosion have been identified.

38 year old Eric Blackwell of Randsburg, 45 year old Charles May of Mojave, and 33 year old Todd Ivens of Tehachapi died because of the blast.

Blackwell and May both died at the scene of the accident.

Ivens died four hours after the explosion after being airlifted to Kern Medical Center.

All three men worked for Scaled Composities.