“Nine-O-Nine” WWII-era B-17 Bomber Rebuilt In Beaver County Has Crashed In Connecticut

The World War-II-era B-17 bomber that crashed this morning in Connecticut was the same one that crashed during the 1987 Beaver County Air Show. Officials reported seven dead and others injured at Bradley International Airport near Hartford. According to reports, the plane was one of five at the airport for the Wings of Freedom tour….


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Lori Boone
Lori Boone
Lori DeLauter Boone has more than 20 years of experience in investigative and community journalism. She’s won more than a dozen regional, state and national journalism awards.

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