B-17 Pilot's DEADLY Mistakes Were Just The Beginning!
Long-form22:04News & PoliticsPublished Jun 28, 2026, 1:00 PM · 3mo ago
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Description
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This is the story of the deadly B-17 crash in Bradley, Connecticut, that killed 7 people including both pilots that were flying the plane. The NTSB investigation discovered this was more than just a simple case of a pilot mistake as the details revealed all of the factors that led to this tragedy.
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NTSB Accident ID: ERA20MA001
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Details
- Published
- Jun 28, 2026, 1:00 PM
- Length
- 22:04 (1,324 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- News & Politics
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- yu0aFW0sHCo
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