10/2/19 Bradley Airport Plane Crash

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Reports of a B17 air plane into a building (Maybe a hanger) at Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks CT

"This is not a drill"

2nd Alarm transmitted

Life Star Requested

Reports of 10-13 people on board

1 Red Tag so Far

Task Force 51 (Newington Berlin Rocky Hill Wethersfield Cromwell)
Task Force 52 Tender Activated (No idea what this is)
Task Force 53 Requested (No idea what this is either)

Requesting Foam Trailers

Enfield sent a Task Force (Massachusetts agencies to back fill Enfield Stations)

Plane is a Collings Foundation World War 2

*Willy D sent me this photo*



https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/officials-respond-large-fire-at-bradley-airport/
 
Signal73 said:
Reports of a B17 air plane into a building (Maybe a hanger) at Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks CT

Task Force 51 (Newington Berlin Rocky Hill Wethersfield Cromwell)
Task Force 52 Tender Activated (No idea what this is)
Task Force 53 Requested (No idea what this is either)

Requesting Foam Trailers

Enfield sent a Task Force (Massachusetts agencies to back fill Enfield Stations)
Connecticut Task Forces - Pre-determined apparatus from designated towns that respond on mutual aid requests.  Patterned on California and FEMA models.

Task Force 51 - 5 south Hartford County towns and Cromwell from Middlesex County
Task Force 52 - 7 departments from 5 Hartford County towns adjacent to Bradley International Airport
Task Force 53 - 5 departments from town of Enfield

Hartford County foam trailer - Hartford & Windsor Locks

CT DoT Bradley International Airport FD - 2 stations
CT Air National Guard FD - 2 stations
 
There are not that many flyable B-17's left, I think the Confederate Air Force along with a B-24. There are only 2 flyable B-29's left, Fifi and Doc. Only a handful left from the hundreds that filled the sky during World War II. Prayers for all those involved in this incident.
 
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