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Collings Foundation B-17 crash leads to fire, closure of Bradley Airport
Firefighters responded to a large fire from an aircraft crash at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks. The airport confirmed on Wednesday morning that it is closed. "We can confirm that there was an accident involving a Collings Foundation World War II aircraft [Wednesday] morning at Bradley Airport," it posted to Twitter. "We have an active fire and rescue operation underway. The airport is closed. We will issue further updates as information becomes available." (www.wfsb.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Very sad! May those who perished rest in peace. I have the good fortune to live near the AZ Wing of CAF and the have a beautiful B17 that often flies overhead. A beautiful sound those radials. Doubt that I could climb aboard now to fly but I have been inside of it!.
Hi Wayne I see it coming and going from Falcon and love the engine drone as well!
May God rest the souls of those lost, and ease the families' pain, and may He speed the recovery of those injured.
I still can't even believe this happened. I was just standing next to Nine-O-Nine and walking all around her on the 20th of September at KORH. The following Saturday, I shot a 1 minute video of her 4 engines rumbling in the distance, and her appearing over the tree line and flying directly over my house, then disappearing over the opposing tree line. I had no idea that would be the last time I'd ever see her again. I'm glad I said nothing during the entire video - will make a fitting tribute. I'll probably post it to YouTube when I have the time. I sure wish I had waited in line and walked around inside. I had my dad with me, and didn't want to leave him sitting down on the other side of the event waiting for me.
I also want to rant a bit about the media reporting on this. It's as if they're high schoolers trying out for drama class. What the hell happened to reporting just the FACTS, and not dramatizing the "black smoke", or the fact the aircraft was over 70 years old? Made me sick watching the initial reports.
Another thing I want to state is, these are some of the best maintained aircraft anywhere. The Collings Foundation spares no expense in keeping these birds airworthy. So sick of people automatically assuming that because it's an old bird, that makes it unreliable and dangerous. Sounds eerily similar to the types of comments coming from people attacking a certain Amendment to our Constitution ...
Rant over. RIP. Tail winds, and blue skies to those lost onboard. It's been great watching you fly all these years.
I still can't even believe this happened. I was just standing next to Nine-O-Nine and walking all around her on the 20th of September at KORH. The following Saturday, I shot a 1 minute video of her 4 engines rumbling in the distance, and her appearing over the tree line and flying directly over my house, then disappearing over the opposing tree line. I had no idea that would be the last time I'd ever see her again. I'm glad I said nothing during the entire video - will make a fitting tribute. I'll probably post it to YouTube when I have the time. I sure wish I had waited in line and walked around inside. I had my dad with me, and didn't want to leave him sitting down on the other side of the event waiting for me.
I also want to rant a bit about the media reporting on this. It's as if they're high schoolers trying out for drama class. What the hell happened to reporting just the FACTS, and not dramatizing the "black smoke", or the fact the aircraft was over 70 years old? Made me sick watching the initial reports.
Another thing I want to state is, these are some of the best maintained aircraft anywhere. The Collings Foundation spares no expense in keeping these birds airworthy. So sick of people automatically assuming that because it's an old bird, that makes it unreliable and dangerous. Sounds eerily similar to the types of comments coming from people attacking a certain Amendment to our Constitution ...
Rant over. RIP. Tail winds, and blue skies to those lost onboard. It's been great watching you fly all these years.
Smitty- well said. Yes, it was just another chance for the media to show their stupidity! Can't stand watching the "news" anymore. Everything is glorified and exaggerated to attract viewers. Very sad.
RIP Nine 0 Nine souls
I never flew in the 909 but I crawled all through 909 at the Salem Oregon airport a few years ago. I always wanted to take a ride in that magnificent B-17.
I was at OL05 north of Salem, and was very pleased that the 909 overflew southward toward Salem at about 1000 ft. agl.
Oh yes… it always flew in so slow and low. The times I saw it come in to Salem airport it came from the south. It floated over the last hill south of Salem and you could barely hear the low rumble of the engines. I get goosebumps thinking of it. Such a magnificent flying machine.