[ARC5] B-17 Crash Near Hartford CT

[JAMES FALLS]

An aerial shot showed the OD paint and a red wingtip. Looked like it plowed into an avgas(?) tank farm. Pretty grim. 

Jim Falls K6FWT 

> On Oct 2, 2019, at 10:11, Tim <timsamm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It's being reported as the "nine-O-nine.  Very sad, probably full of fuel at the time...
> 
> That A/C survived numerous nuclear airburst test at the Nevada Test Site before being surplussed, flown out and restored... 
> (Dave - did you ever see it parked at the north end of the Yucca Lake airstrip in Area 6?)
> 
> Tim
> N6CC
> 
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 9:10 AM Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> This morning:
>> 
>>   https://www.foxnews.com/us/world-war-ii-era-aircraft-crashes-at-bradley-international-airport-in-connecticut-injuries-reported
>> 
>> One less surviving B-17.
>> 
>> Sometimes it is prudent to stop using old equipment, if it has ANY historical value.
>> 
>> Mike / KK5F
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