Exhibition remembers WW2 crash that killed 17
A new exhibition has been curated to remember the crews of two bomber aircraft that collided in 1944 while preparing for a ...
Hartford Courant4 年
Survivors, families of those killed in B-17…
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 ...
Hartford Courant4 年
Mechanic on board WWII-era B-17 that crashed at…
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 ...
Hackaday4 年
Poor Maintenance Could Have Led To Fatal B-17 Crash
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 ...
BBC5 年
Seven dead in Connecticut vintage B-17 WWII bomber crash
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 largely been replaced by the B-29 "Super Fortress".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 ...
Military Times on MSN6 个月
B-1 bomber crash report blasts crew mistakes, culture of ‘complacency'
Ellsworth AFB reopens runway following B-1 crash The four members of the bomber's air crew ejected during ... The Air Force ...
Hackaday4 年
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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 ...
BBC5 年
Sheffield bomber crash: Flypast on 75th anniversary
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 ...