A rare World War Two-era plane has crashed at an airport in the US state of Connecticut, killing seven people.
Thirteen people were on board the vintage Boeing B-17 – dubbed the Flying Fortress – when it went down and burst into flames minutes after take-off outside Hartford on Wednesday.
The aircraft was civilian-registered and was not being flown by the US military, aviation officials say.
Experts say only about 10 B-17 planes are still being flown around the US.
State Police Commissioner James Rovella told reporters at a news conference, adding: “Victims are very difficult to identify, we don’t want to make a mistake.”
The B-17 flight departed at 09:45 local time (14:45GMT). Five minutes later it reported having difficulties. The crash occurred near the Bradley International Airport at 09:54.
“We observed that the aircraft was not gaining altitude,” said Connecticut Airport Authority Executive Director Kevin Dillon.
Source: bbc.com
