B - 17 crash in Connecticut.

[coronet68mx]

So sad for the occupants of the airplane, may they rest in peace, and also this warcraft is a shame too.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cb...tress-crashes-connecticut-today-live-updates/

 

[Cranky]

Says it a developing story and didn't say anything about fatalities.....hopefully, there are none but think that's wishful thinking.

 

[moparsaver]

Couple of hours southwest from me. B-17. Two fatalities... God Bless their souls https://www.cbsnews.com/news/plane-...tress-crashes-connecticut-today-live-updates/

 

[Richard Cranium]

I rode on that plane a couple of years ago. What a shame.

 

[toolmanmike]

https://americanmilitarynews.com/20...kOlF3EmDGCFwiehfzEqashe3T3qHv1nHmJ1X0ME--z3Hs

Looks like 2 deaths, multiple injuries.

 

[cr8crshr]

Belongs to the Colings Foundation. I tried to go onto their website to see which B-17 it was and their site is locked down and non-responsive. Sad it is and may the ones who perished RIP...cr8crshr/Bill

 

[GetX'd]

RIP to the lost souls.....

 

[Richard Cranium]

Belongs to the Heritage Foundation.

Collings Foundation

 

[cr8crshr]

Collings Foundation

Thanks RC. I am a bit under the weather and quite spaced out today but I corrected it. COPD is kickin' my Butt...cr8crshr/Bill

 

[BeepBeepRR]

I wonder if they are just using a stock photo of the Memphis Belle because you can see the tail in the video. I ripped this photo out of the video. Doesnt look like the Belle.

Yes I was correct they used a stock photo.. The plane in the video is thB-17 known as the nine o nine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-O-Nine

 

[dadsbee]

It was the polished "The Flying Fortress"..

 

[BeepBeepRR]

It says on the wiki page for Collings that it was the Nine0Nine.

"
1944 Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (S/N 44-83575) "Nine-O-Nine"[2]

• Crashed on October 2, 2019, at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut[3] "

Also this...
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/collings-foundation-b-17-flying-fortress-crashes/

 

[dadsbee]

Okay thanks! When originally reported it was "The Flying Fortress" and there's only one of those. Of course all B-17's were referred to as Flying Fortresses...

 

[moparmarks]

B-17's are the Flying Fortress.
Was it Sentimental Journey? That one was polished not painted and was here a couple weeks ago.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

I do think at one point this plane was polished aluminum. Seems like I saw a picture of it in bare naked aluminum. Its a damn shame either way. I think I have some airshow pictures of the Nine-O-Nine. The loss of the pilot and co-pilot are greater by any degree and I feel for their families and the loss they have to endure.

 

[Basket case]

Nine O Nine is the B-17 that crashed. In one pic you can see her tail. She crashed into a building. Prayers to those lost and their families.
Truly a sad day for those involved and for the loss of history.
My wife bought me a ticket to fly on this plane for our anniversary several years ago but it rained all weekend.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Here is a list of all "still flying B-17 planes and some that are returning to flight ready status "

https://www.airplanesofthepast.com/b17-flying-fortress-surviving-aircraft.htm

 

[Basket case]

 

[Grady Cain]

5 confirmed fatalities as of my local CT news just now. Plane crashed onto the tarmac as it tried to emergency land. It then slid into de-icing and maintenance buildings causing their damage.

Sad news indeed for the families involved and a terrible loss of a piece of American and World history...

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Not the same plane but incredible story of the B-17 and how tough it was. The All American..