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Nine-O-Nine, operated by the Collings Foundation, took off at 945am today in Connecticut.
950am called the tower and noted a problem, and was not gaining altitude
Attempted to circle back
Upon touchdown, lost control and stuck a deicing facility at 954am.
Sounds like an engine fire.
The won't confirm the number of fatalities yet, but there were 13 on board (10 passengers, 3 crew, plus 1 in the deicing facility it hit, and one statement from an official was, "we have a crash, we have a burn, victims are very difficult to identify, and we don't want to make a mistake" 
Unconfirmed, I read that at least 7 died. 6 were taken to the hospital, 3 critical.
ATC recording (93012 is the B17) - https://forums.liveatc.net/index.php...0;attach=10530
ATC asks how they're doing, they respond "we're gettin' there" then the next radio calls are ATC telling another flight to cancel approach and then annoucning the airport is closed
I flew in this plane back in 2008, and it was an amazing experience. This sucks. Only 9 left flying now.
950am called the tower and noted a problem, and was not gaining altitude
Attempted to circle back
Upon touchdown, lost control and stuck a deicing facility at 954am.
Sounds like an engine fire.
Flight records from FlightAware shows the plane had traveled about 8 miles (13 kilometers) and reached an altitude of 800 feet (244 meters).
In recordings of audio transmissions, the pilot told an air traffic controller that he needed to return to the airport and land immediately. Asked why, he said: “Number four engine, we’d like to return and blow it out.”
Brian Hamer, of Norton, Massachusetts, said he was less than a mile away when he saw a B-17, “which you don’t normally see,” fly directly overhead, apparently trying without success to gain altitude.
One of the engines began to sputter, and smoke came out the back, Hamer said. The plane made a wide turn and headed back toward the airport, he said.
In recordings of audio transmissions, the pilot told an air traffic controller that he needed to return to the airport and land immediately. Asked why, he said: “Number four engine, we’d like to return and blow it out.”
Brian Hamer, of Norton, Massachusetts, said he was less than a mile away when he saw a B-17, “which you don’t normally see,” fly directly overhead, apparently trying without success to gain altitude.
One of the engines began to sputter, and smoke came out the back, Hamer said. The plane made a wide turn and headed back toward the airport, he said.
Unconfirmed, I read that at least 7 died. 6 were taken to the hospital, 3 critical.
ATC recording (93012 is the B17) - https://forums.liveatc.net/index.php...0;attach=10530
ATC asks how they're doing, they respond "we're gettin' there" then the next radio calls are ATC telling another flight to cancel approach and then annoucning the airport is closed
I flew in this plane back in 2008, and it was an amazing experience. This sucks. Only 9 left flying now.
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