2019/10/03
'Several dead' in Connecticut vintage B-17 WWII bomber crash
10 minutes ago
Several people have died after a rare World War Two-era plane crashed and burst into flames at an airport in the US state of Connecticut.
There were 13 people aboard the vintage Boeing B-17 - dubbed the Flying Fortress - when it crashed outside Hartford on Wednesday morning.
The aircraft was civilian-registered and was not being flown by the US military, aviation officials say.
Experts say only about 10 B-17 planes are still being flown around the US
According to the Hartford Courant newspaper, at least five people were killed and nine injured, but the number is yet to be confirmed by authorities.
"There were fatalities," State Police Commissioner James Rovella told reporters at a news conference, adding: "Victims are very difficult to identify, we don't want to make a mistake."
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 the aircraft was not gaining altitude," said Connecticut Airport Authority Executive Director Kevin Dillon.
（リンク先に続きあり)
