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| WWII-era plane crashes at Connecticut airport, sparks huge fire (PHOTOS, VIDEO) | WWII-era plane crashes at Connecticut airport, sparks huge fire (PHOTOS, VIDEO) |
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| Six people have been hospitalized after their plane, a WWII-era aircraft, crashed at Bradley Airport, Connecticut and caught fire while attempting to land. | |
| It’s not clear how many people were on board the plane, which the FAA said is a civilian-registered B17, or how seriously injured those taken from the scene are. | |
| The airport tweeted confirmation of the crash, and said it has been closed as “we have an active fire and rescue operation underway.” Air traffic is being diverted to Rhode Island. | The airport tweeted confirmation of the crash, and said it has been closed as “we have an active fire and rescue operation underway.” Air traffic is being diverted to Rhode Island. |
| Photos and footage posted on social media show flames raging near the ground and black smoke rising above the airport. | Photos and footage posted on social media show flames raging near the ground and black smoke rising above the airport. |
| The airport said the aircraft is linked to the Collings Foundation military history group, and it expects to reopen to air traffic on Wednesday around 1.30pm local time. | |
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