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Originally Posted by moose tracks
There were 14 onboard the B-17. 7 dead and 7 are in the hospital with 3 in critical condition. News report stated that the plane took off from Bradley, lost an engine and was returning to Bradley when it crashed into a deicing storage tank at the airport and burst into flames. My heart goes out to the victims and their families.
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Minor correction to this - there were 13 onboard - 3 crew and 10 passengers. One of the injured was on the ground working around the deicing equipment, bringing the total injured or deceased to 14.