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On October 2, 2019, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress privately owned by the Collings Foundation crashed at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States. Seven of the thirteen people on board were killed, and the other six, as well as one person on the ground, were injured.
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, searching for a Douglas C-47 that went missing on 27 January in France, spots the downed transport on a mountainside, and then itself crashes and burns. Only one member of the ten crew survives, Sgt. Angelo LaSalle, of Des Moines , Iowa.
It was one of the few surviving B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft that remained airworthy. [3] [4] The second aircraft involved was a P-63F-1-BE Kingcobra registered N6763, which was also operated by American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum. [2] This plane was one of only two examples of the P-63F variant ever built. [5]
The planes involved were a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said the two planes collided and ...
A Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided in midair with a B-17 Flying Fortress during ... according to Boeing. The B-17G Flying Fortress was equipped with 11 to 13 machine guns and capable of a 9,600-pound ...
A mid-air collision at the Wings Over Dallas airshow between Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Texas Raiders and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra resulted in six fatalities. [23] September 18 – An Aero L-29 Delfín crashed during lap 3 of 6 during the Jet Gold race of the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada. Pilot Aaron Hogue died in the crash. [24]
Pages in category "Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash; 2019 Northrop N-9M crash; A. Atlas Air Flight 3591; C. CommutAir Flight 4933; M. Miami Air International Flight 293; P. PenAir ...