In October the Nine-O-Nine, a fully restored Boeing B-17G bomber owned and operated by ... Seven lives were lost in the accident, including that of Pilot Ernest “Mac” McCauley, who was ...
Bob Riddell, who died in the crash of a B-17 bomber at Bradley airport on Wednesday, took this photo as the aircraft taxied for take off and shared it with his friends on Facebook. (Used with ...
Emergency crews respond to a WWII B-17 bomber crash that happened just before 10 a.m. at Bradley International Airport Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, in Windsor Locks. Melton, the mechanic on board the ...
The harsh reality of keeping historical airplanes airworthy and flying is that from time to time one will crash. Thus it was that on October 2nd a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed after ...
The crash occurred near the Bradley International ... largely been replaced by the B-29 "Super Fortress". American B-17 Flying Fortress bomber pilots honoured "They are one of the most popular ...
As the flypast took place wreaths were laid at the graves of three of the American airmen who died in the crash. Three of the 10 crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress, Mi Amigo, are interred at ...