Firefighters and an ambulance are at the scene of a plane crash at Bradley Airport, Connecticut, in which a WWII-era aircraft crashed while attempting to land.
At least three people have been injured and taken to hospital, according to local news outlet WFSB Channel 3. It’s not clear how many people were on board the plane, which the FAA said is a civilian-registered B17.
The airport tweeted confirmation of the crash, and said it has been closed as “we have an active fire and rescue operation underway.” Air traffic is being diverted to Rhode Island.
Photos and footage posted on social media show flames raging near the ground and black smoke rising above the airport.
BREAKING video from D. McDonald of the fire at @Bradley_Airport. Stay with @NBCConnecticut on air and online as this story develops #nbcct pic.twitter.com/Mjwbns8Ab3
— Kaitlyn McGrath (@KaitMcGrathNBC) October 2, 2019
According to our pilot a plane crash on the runway in Hartford has closed the airport and has everyone scrambling. pic.twitter.com/khAGbq50z5
— Aaron Katzman (@aaron_katzman) October 2, 2019
The airport said the aircraft is linked to the Collings Foundation military history group.
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Source: RT