WWII-Era Aircraft Crashes in Connecticut, Injuries Reported

Smoke fills the sky after a World War II-era bomber plane crashed outside Bradley International Airport north of Hartford, Conn. A spokesman for Gov. Ned Lamont confirmed the crash of the B-17 plane on Oct. 2, 2019. Antonio Arreguin via AP

A vintage World War II-era plane crashed at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut on Oct. 2, causing a major fire, according to the airport.

The airport wrote on Twitter that it is closed.