Long Beach pilot was killed in fiery B-17 crash

LONG BEACH — The pilot who died along with six other people in the crash of a World War II-vintage B-17 aircraft in Connecticut was identified Thursday as a Long Beach resident.
Ernest McCauley, 75, was the pilot of the 1944 aircraft that crashed Wednesday at Bradley International Airport, Connecticut state officials said. Authorities said the plane experienced mechanical problems shortly after takeoff and was crashed while attempting to return to the airport for an emergency landing.
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