The World War II-era plane that crashed in Connecticut this morning was part of the Wings of Freedom Tour that makes annual stops on the North Coast and most recently passed through in June. According to CNN, the vintage Boeing B-17 crashed while attempting a landing at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut. All 10 passengers […]
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Time Travel Via Witchcraft
As its four engines rev up, the Nine O Nine, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, blows a plume of black smoke across the tarmac at Buchanan Field Airport in Concord. During World War II, hardy B-17s — stories abound of the planes landing with blown out engines and destroyed stabilizers — were heavily deployed but this one […]