Vintage Bomber Crashes on Landing Attempt; Some Fatalities

A vintage B-17 bomber experiencing trouble after takeoff crashed into a maintenance shed as it circled back for a landing on Oct. 2 at a busy airport.
Vintage Bomber Crashes on Landing Attempt; Some Fatalities
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
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A vintage B-17 bomber experiencing trouble after takeoff crashed into a maintenance shed as it circled back for a landing on Oct. 2 at a busy airport, bursting into flames and killing an unknown number of people, officials and witnesses said.
There were 10 passengers and three crew members aboard the World War II-era bomber as it crashed at Bradley International Airport, north of Hartford, officials said.