The B-17 flight departed at 09:45 local time (14:45GMT). Five minutes later it reported having difficulties. The crash occurred near the Bradley International Airport at 09:54. "We observed that ...

After landing hard and skidding into the de-icing tanks at the Bradley International Airport, all but the tail and port wing of the 74 year old WWII aircraft ... experienced B-17 pilots in the ...

Flying a B-17 was a very risky job since they were huge, slow and therefore easy targets for enemy aircraft and anti-aircraft defences, who always marked them as primary targets.

Painted to look like another B-17 of WWII (Nine-o-Nine ... Details about the cause of the crash are still scarce, but from radio communication between the crew and tower, it’s understood ...

An F-15C Eagle is sporting a badass World War II-era paint job in honor of a fallen ... David Kingsley’s B-17 was about to crash. The aircraft had been riddled by enemy flak and incoming fire ...

Seven people died in the fiery crash, including five passengers ... Transportation Safety Board shows damage from a World War II-era B-17 bomber plane that crashed Wednesday at Bradley ...