[ARC5] B-17 Crash Near Hartford CT

[Mike Bracey]

 It had been prepared for a ferry flight to the restoration facility.
MikeKE5YTV

    On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 4:27:14 PM CDT, hwhall at compuserve.com <hwhall at compuserve.com> wrote:  
 
 Saw that film.  But it was not really "restored."  They'd made it barely flyable.

WayneWB4OGM

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From: kn7sfz <kn7sfz at gmail.com>
To: arc5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, Oct 2, 2019 2:19 pm
Subject: Re: [ARC5] B-17 Crash Near Hartford CT

 Anyone remember the sad story of the B-29 Kee Bird that was lost right after restoration due to a loose APU in the tail?  
 
 I can still picture those guys sitting there watching it burn to the ground after putting in so many man hours to get it flying again.....sigh...
 
 Richard kn7sfz
 
 On 10/2/2019 11:59 AM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
  
   We don't know yet and may not know for some time what caused the crash. An eye witness in one news account stated that one of the engines was sputtering and smoke was coming out the back. Presumably he meant the back of the engine. Too early to know anything definite. Since this aircraft was operating as a commercial venture and carried passengers for revenue I would presume it had to meet many modern standards for safety. I wonder if anyone actually knows. Did it carry a CVR and black box? It may be months before a definitive NTSB report is available. 
    One news report stated it crashed into a de-icing facility. 
 
 
 
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