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Fatalities Reported After WWII Aircraft Crashes At Connecticut Airport

Fourteen people were injured in the crash, and an unspecified number of them were killed, according to state police. The FAA says the B-17 was trying to land when things went wrong.

Updated at 2:02 p.m. ET

A World War II-era plane crashed and caught fire Wednesday morning when it was attempting to land at Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Conn., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Fourteen people — 13 on

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