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Old 13th Jun 2011, 16:40
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Unhappy B-17 crash, destroyed.

Bad news from the US, a B-17 just crashed this morning after takeoff from Aurora, Ill. I couldn't tell which one from the video. Good news is that all seven on board escaped without injury.

From the video of the accident, from the furrows in the open field they landed in, the landing gear was down and it was obviously a controlled landing.

The fuselage from the cockpit to the tail was completely destroyed by fire.

I think that leaves just 14 B-17s in flying condition in the world left.

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