The Latest: Guardsman, firefighters on plane that crashed
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on a World War II-era bomber plane crashing outside of Bradley International Airport (all times local):
5 p.m.
Officials say a Connecticut Air National Guard member and two firefighters were among the 13 people aboard a vintage B-17 bomber that crashed at Bradley International Airport near Hartford.
Guard officials say the member was injured and taken to hospital after the crash on Wednesday.
Local media outlets report two firefighters from the nearby town of Simsbury also were on the plane and injured.
A state official says at least five people were killed. The official was not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
_Susan Haigh
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2:50 p.m.
Bradley International Airport has reopened a runway after a World War II-era bomber crashed during an aborted takeoff attempt.
The Connecticut airport reopened one runway around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, about 4 ½ hours after the crash.
Kevin Dillon is executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority. He says some flight cancelations are expected throughout the day.
Bradley International is New England’s second-busiest airport after Boston’s Logan International.
On the vintage B-17 plane operated by the Collins Foundation were 10 passengers, two pilots and an attendant.
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2:35 p.m.
A Connecticut state official says at least five people have died in the crash of a World War II-era airplane.
The official was not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
The B-17 carrying 13 people crashed Wednesday at Bradley International Airport as it was attempting to make an emergency landing soon after takeoff.
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