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Prior to startup, a mechanic "walks through" engines to
keep oil from pooling in the lower cylinders. Camarillo,
2010
On October 2, 2019, this Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the
909,
crashed
at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Seven of
the thirteen people on board were killed, and the other six, as well as
one person on the ground, were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by
fire, with only a portion of one wing and the tail remaining.
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