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ANCFlyer (netAirspace ATC & Founding Member) 13 Jun 11, 18:35Post
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video ... h.WLS.html

B17 crashed near Chicago today. Plane is a total loss, no one hurt.


http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?sectio ... id=8187278
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was at Aurora Municipal Airport in Sugar Grove to mark the 67th anniversary of D-Day. The bomber, which was grounded over the weekend due to mechanical problems, took off from Aurora Municipal Airport at 9:30 a.m. Monday and crash landed shortly after.
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AndesSMF (Founding Member) 13 Jun 11, 18:51Post
It pains me to hear that, though at least everyone walked away from it.
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Click Click D'oh (Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 13 Jun 11, 18:57Post
That's Liberty Belle by the tail number.
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Queso (netAirspace ATC Tower Chief & Founding Member) 13 Jun 11, 18:59Post
{thumbsup} to the crew for putting it down softly so they could make it out OK, and also for putting it down in a place where no one else was harmed.
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Click Click D'oh (Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 13 Jun 11, 19:02Post
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