B-17 Lost at CT Airport

   / B-17 Lost at CT Airport #31  
Thanks. That's reporting. Why is nobody else reporting that? With eyewitness reports, THAT should have almost immediately, been the story.
 
   / B-17 Lost at CT Airport #32  
From what I heard on TV, but has yet to be placed hardcopy somewhere (yet) the aircraft never got to cruising speed, maybe remained close to stall conditions speed-wise (MO and I am no pilot) or safe altitude (~500' reported). They reportedly turned right trying to return to base and never made it. :(

RIP
 
   / B-17 Lost at CT Airport #33  
Unfortunately, the news media NEVER gets ANY aviation accident/incident story correct.
Many months from now, there will be an FAA/NTSB accident report released, and the media will misinterpret that also.
How do I know......57 years aviation experience!
 
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   / B-17 Lost at CT Airport #34  
Unfortunately, the news media NEVER gets ANY aviation story correct.
Many months from now, there will be an FAA/NTSB accident report released, and the media will misinterpret that also.
How do I know......57 years experience!

Works for me, and I agree.
 
   / B-17 Lost at CT Airport #35  
They don't even try. Cute anchor babling meaningless stuff with 1080P video in background with plums of smoke and lots of Emergency Vehicle Lights. That's NEWS!
 
   / B-17 Lost at CT Airport #36  
Horrible tragedy. Prayers for all the families affected.

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Just saw this on the NBC News tonight - CT Senator Richard Blumenthal is calling for immediate grounding of all WW-II planes. Sheesh!

What an idiot he is.

"The possibility of defects in the plane, improper maintenance or inept flying, clearly potentially cost lives here," Sen. Richard Blumenthal said. "These lives lost and injuries should have been preventable."

Insensitive and stupid comments by him.
Maybe someone can clue in this idiot that cars crash every minute. 2 new Boeing痴 just crashed. Helicopters crash. Ground everything !

Typical idiot knee jerk self serving statements.

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   / B-17 Lost at CT Airport #38  
What an idiot he is.

"The possibility of defects in the plane, improper maintenance or inept flying, clearly potentially cost lives here," Sen. Richard Blumenthal said. "These lives lost and injuries should have been preventable."

Insensitive and stupid comments by him.
Maybe someone can clue in this idiot that cars crash every minute. 2 new Boeingç—´ just crashed. Helicopters crash. Ground everything !

Typical idiot knee jerk self serving statements.

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Please don't speak so harshly about Senator Richard Blumenthal......I am sure you must know,..... he is a Vietnam war hero.....just ask him!
 
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   / B-17 Lost at CT Airport #40  
Please don't speak so harshly about Senator Richard Blumenthal......I am sure you must know,....... he is a Vietnam war hero.

As a Vietnam Vet I respect that.

In this regard, he's an idiot.
 

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