[Milsurplus] B-17 Sad News

[John Flood]

Just saw this sad story from the "AP Wires"! 

OSWEGO, Ill. – A B-17 bomber that dates to World War II crashed and burned 
Monday morning in a cornfield outside Chicago, aviation officials said.
The Federal Aviation Administration believes the seven people on board the plane 
escaped uninjured, spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said.
"The plane is burning," Cory said.
The vintage plane took off from Aurora Municipal Airport on Monday morning and 
crashed about 20 minutes later in Oswego, Cory said.
The pilot reported a fire shortly after taking off, said Sugar Grove Fire Chief 
Marty Kunkle.
"He attempted to make a return to the airport, but couldn't make it so he put it 
down in a cornfield," Kunkel said.
Firefighters from Oswego, Sugar Grove and Plainfield responded to the crash. 
Fire officials said they were having difficulty accessing the crash because of 
wet fields.
The aircraft was made in 1944 and is known as the "Flying Fortress." It is 
registered to the Liberty Foundation in Miami, Cory said.
 
John Flood
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