CT Plane Crash In Photos: Investigators Search For Answers—UPDATE

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — A World War II-era plane with more than a dozen people aboard crashed and burned at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, after encountering mechanical trouble at takeoff Wednesday.

Authorities confirmed seven people were killed and six injured, including three who were in critical condition after the fiery crash.

Look below for photos of the tragedy at Bradley International Airport:

This image taken from video provided by National Transportation Safety Board shows damage from the World War II-era B-17 bomber plane that crashed Wednesday at Bradley International Airport, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

Another image taken from the same video shows more damage from the bomber plane that crashed Wednesday at Bradley International Airport, Thursday, October 3, 2019 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

This image taken from video provided by National Transportation Safety Board shows a wheel from the World War II-era B-17 bomber plane that crashed Wednesday at Bradley International Airport, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

Another image taken from video provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the aftermath of the crash in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

In this photo provided by Antonio Arreguin, smoke fills the sky after a World War II-era bomber plane crashed Wednesday at Bradley International Airport north of Hartford, Connecticut.

This undated photo provided by Debra Riddell, show her with her husband Robert Riddell, left, of East Granby, Connecticut.

Robert Riddell was among those killed Wednesday when the bomber plane crashed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

This undated photo provided by Daniel Mazzone shows his father ,Gary Mazzone, of East Windsor, Connecticut, who was among those killed in the crash of a World War II-era B-17 bomber plane Wednesday at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

Mazzone, a former police officer and an insurance analyst, was 60.

The video grab above, which is also provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the horrific scene and debris in more detail.

In this still image from video taken early Thursday, members of the National Transportation Safety Board walk near the tail in the wreckage at Bradley International Airport.

In this image taken from aerial video, emergency crews respond to where a World War II-era bomber B-17 plane crashed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

Emergency crews assess the wreckage after the bomber plane crashed.

A fire-and-rescue operation was launched after the World War II-era bomber plane crashed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

Emergency crews respond to where the World War II-era bomber B-17 plane crashed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut on Wednesday.

Connecticut State Police stand outside the area of the wreckage of a World War II-era B-17 bomber plane that crashed.

In this photo released via Twitter by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB board Member Jennifer Homendy, left, and investigator Dan Bower stand in the shadow of the wreckage of aWorld War II-era bomber plane that crashed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut on Wednesday.

A fire with black smoke rose from the airport as emergency crews responded. The airport closed for several hours after the crash.

A view of the crash site at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut on Wednesday.

Charred debris can be seen above at the crash site at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut on Wednesday.

In this August 24, 1987 photo, Civil Air Patrol members guard a B-17 plane that crashed after an air show until investigators arrive at the Beaver County Airport in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

This is the same plane that crashed and burned at Bradley International Airport after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff Wednesday killing seven.

In this August 29, 1987 photo, workers use a cane to lift the World War II-era B-17 plane from its crash site at the Beaver County Airport, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The same plane crashed Wednesday in Connecticut.

In this 2002 file photo, the Nine-O-Nine, a Collings Foundation B-17 Flying Fortress, flies over Thomasville, Alabama, during its journey from Decatur to Mobile.

Airport officials said it's the same plane that crashed Wednesday. It was associated with the Collings Foundation, an educational group that brought its "Wings of Freedom" vintage aircraft display to Bradley International Airport this week.

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AP News contributed to this post.