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Mass. company canceling all remaining WWII flights for rest of year

FILE - In this April 2, 2002, file photo, the Nine-O-Nine, a Collings Foundation B-17 Flying Fortress, flies over Thomasville, Ala., during its journey from Decatur, Ala., to Mobile, Ala. A B-17 vintage World War II-era bomber plane crashed Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, just outside New England's second-busiest airport, and a fire-and-rescue operation was underway, official said. Airport officials said the plane was associated with the Collings Foundation, an educational group that brought its "Wings of Freedom" vintage aircraft display to Bradley International Airport this week. (John David Mercer/Press-Register via AP, File)

After Wednesday's fatal and fiery B-17 plane crash in Connecticut, the Massachusetts company that owned the vintage World War II plane says it's canceling all flights for the rest of the year.

The Collings Foundation says that includes its "Wings of Freedom Tour." However, it still plans to hold a World War II re-enactment event next weekend at its museum in Stow.

Thirteen people were aboard the B-17 bomber plane when it crashed shortly after takeoff at Bradley International Airport. Seven people were killed, including both pilots, and some survivors were critically injured.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

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