Statement from the Collings Foundation...
Sad news here, but probably a necessity...
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Our thoughts and prayers are with those who were on that flight and we will be forever grateful to the heroic efforts of the first responders at Bradley.
The Collings Foundation flight team is fully cooperating with officials to determine the cause of the crash of the B-17 Flying Fortress and will comment further when details become known.
In the wake of a tragic accident involving our B-17, the Collings Foundation is currently suspending its flight operations and the Wings of Freedom Tour for the remainder of the 2019 season. We are in the process of issuing refunds for those who had reserved flights through December.
The Battle for the Airfield Event at the American Heritage Museum is still taking place on Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13, 2019
Standing down flight operations will have a large effect on the upcoming Wings Over Houston event which I attend every year...I can only hope that whatever Collings aircraft are already in Houston will be included in the static display...:usa:...Ben