Pilot Ernest McCauley, 75, of Long Beach was among seven people who died when a WWII-era B-17 crashed in Connecticut. Seven other people were hurt.
A Long Beach pilot was among seven people killed Wednesday when a vintage plane he was flying crashed at a Connecticut airport, authorities said.slammed into Bradley International Airport in Windsor LocksThe plane had been in the air about five minutes when it began experiencing problems and crashed into a deicing facility at the airport before bursting into flames, Connecticut State Police said in a statement.
Also killed in the crash were: Michael Foster, 71, of Jacksonville, Fla., who was the co-pilot; Gary Mazzone, 60, of East Windsor, Conn.; James Roberts, 48, of Ludlow, Mass.; David Broderick, 56, of West Springfield, Mass.; and Robert Rubner, 64, of Tolland, Conn.Five passengers and one flight engineer were injured, as well as an airport employee on the ground. All suffered burns and/or broken bones.
The National Transportation Safety Board, the FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration are among the agencies investigating the crash.
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