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ApS · 10-02-2019, 11:43 AM

The bomber crashed in a giant fireball while trying to land in Connecticut, having crashed into a shed.

This comes on a landing in 2011 of another B-17, the Liberty Belle, which caught fire on the ground and no fire-fighting equipment was available. (Landed safely, seven walked away—no casualties).

History of B-17 incidents:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accide...lying_Fortress

10-02-2019, 11:43 AM	#21
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,788 Thanks: 2,085 Thanked 742 Times in 532 Posts	Terrible News... The bomber crashed in a giant fireball while trying to land in Connecticut, having crashed into a shed. This comes on a landing in 2011 of another B-17, the Liberty Belle, which caught fire on the ground and no fire-fighting equipment was available. (Landed safely, seven walked away—no casualties). History of B-17 incidents: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accide...lying_Fortress __________________ Every MP who enters Winter Harbor will pass by my porch of 67 years...