[ARC5] B-17 Crash Near Hartford CT

[Richard Knoppow]

    Curious that this story has not appeared at the AP, NYT, 
Washington Post sites. Found it on the Microsoft news summary via 
CNN. Not much detail there and bad news writing. You all seem to 
have found better sources.

On 10/2/2019 10:15 AM, JAMES FALLS wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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 
>> <mailto: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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