At least 7 people killed after World War II vintage bomber crashes

1. I flew on this plane, one of the most amazing events of my life.

2. It was ancient. Should have not have flown. Period!

3. How old is too old? Please. You need to regulate this too?

4. Wait is it the last b17 bomber if it is nooooooo

5. Living in the UK this didn't get reported on our TV news. Many small local airlines like we have now going in the 70s 80s etc crashes did not get reported or may get a brief mention. All too cosy ..

6. It’s okay. We’ll just build another one.

7. https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/community/world-war-ii-bomber-coming-to-cedar-rapids-20201015 I survided a positive Covide 19 test. Having walked around a couple of B17s at airport shows. I was surprised the amount of oil leaks. Pay me $475. I wouldn't fly on one. Charge me $475 to ride is insanity.

8. I guess we time traveled, so now it’s the 1930’s

9. I feel bad for the pilots who flew them in WW2. Cause there watching this saying “I survived WW2 and some random person just crashed it into a warehouse” 😂

10. I've been a diesel mechanic for 40 years and I can tell you 100% that everything and anything mechanical breaks _ new or 70 years old, _ in fact the older trucks I've been working on are super reliable most of the time it's maintenance not breaking ,.

11. This plane was in one of my local airports, Tom wood aviation in Indiana and I was going to ride it but the tickets were very overpriced, shocking that it crashed

12. ABC news reporters being A** holes about ww2 history poor plane.

13. another one bites the dust

14. "How old is too old?" He might as well said, "yeah and I also dont give a damn about ww2 history either".

15. Why would they have a de-icing facility, or any facility for that matter near a runway, especially without any type of protection around it? Glycol based substances are flamable. I've watched those vintage videos where they crash land with parts of the plane blown apart, engines on fire, and bent propps. They all managed to crash land. As long as there is nothing to"hit" on landing, the damage can be minimal.

16. I was in Groton, CT 9/09 to see the B24 Witchcraft, but also viewed and photographed "Nine o Nine" too, Rest in Peace to all….

17. It`s man made product,what would you expect? Perfection? Have you ever had a Car problem? Motorcycle problem? Planes fall to the ground.

18. Kamakazi pilot

19. Maybe it crashed because it’s over 70 years old

20. Was the biggest shame. My father was first Pilot on that plane in World War II

21. I’m glad I took a flight in aluminum overcast a month b4 this happened. Eventually they will ground all the vintage aircraft for safety and that day may be coming quicker than we thought

22. So we gonna just forget the 737max. I'd rather fly a plane I understand than one I don't. Technology is not always safer. I bet the new planes today won't get half the flight hours on the air frame that this ol girl had. Oh, not too mention being in a war.

23. I don't care for wannabe news stations. Just not the real thing

24. 1944 is considered "Ancient" (?) That time was moving more towards the end of the B17's production run, and just getting into the advent of the B29 that was replacing it! Also, there are different types of aircraft still in service that actually date even farther back than 1944…If it's of US registry, and/or flies in US airspace, then it falls under FAA and NTSB jurisdiction, regardless of how old it is!

25. This is so sad cause the army try to protect us and millions die trying to protect us I wish we can just be protected from everything 😔😔

26. Age doesn't matter. They all have to maintained and inspected every so many hundred or so hours by an FAA inspector. That even includes airframe and paint.

27. He called the aircraft ancient, fools, not people. I would hazard a guess that the fault lay with the pilots and not the aircraft. It's now known that there was a problem with an engine before take off but the pilots discided to take off anyway for and important meet up with other B-17's from around the country at another airport. I would also hazard a guess that there was a bloody mind sense of urgency on the pilots to get the aircraft in the air and then try and sort the problem. There is nothing wrong with our "Ancient Aircraft" flying in the air today, the problem most often being the "people flying them at fault". I will also point out that the Pilot in command was 75 Years old, maybe he was overwhelmed by the situation at hand.
    My sincere condolences to the families and to the loved ones who had lost that day.

28. Outdated ww2 planes some say it’s dangerous to fly cause they are old

29. 45 b17 are left now

    Scratch that it should ALL

    17 FLYING b17 left

30. no george no clicking on anything

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