WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut’s governor has met with firefighters to offer thanks for their role in the response to the crash of a B-17 at Bradley International Airport that killed seven people.
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont also thanked Chief Master Sgt. James Traficante, a Connecticut Air National Guard member who went on the flight on a day off and helped others escape the burning plane by opening an escape hatch.
Lamont said during the visit to the airport Wednesday that Traficante “happened to know what to do when it really counted.”
The World War II-era bomber was carrying 13 people when it crashed and burned after experiencing mechanical trouble on takeoff the morning of Oct. 2.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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