Texas Flight Engineer Injured In Deadly CT WWII-Era Plane Crash

A Texas man who was a part of the crew on a World War II era plane that went down at Connecticut's Bradley Airport is one of the victims who was injured in the crash on Wednesday, according to the Connecticut State Police.

The man, identified as Mitchell Melton, 34, was a flight engineer on the plane. Melton's two fellow crew members, the pilot and the co-pilot, were both killed in the crash. A total of seven people died in the crash and six were injured. The extent of Melton's injuries were not known.

The pilot was identified as 75-year-old Ernest McCauley, of California and the co-pilot was identified as Michael Foster, 71, of Jacksonville, Florida.

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The Boeing B-17 'Flying Fortress' was one of several warbirds on a nationwide tour by owner Collings Foundation of Massachusetts.

After taking off at 9:45 a.m., the plane crashed as it attempted to return to the airport, officials said.

State police confirmed 13 people were aboard the plane — 10 passengers and three crew members. The plane hit a maintenance building when the pilot tried to land after the craft experienced undisclosed problems, authorities said. One person was in the building that was struck. Two other people on the ground, including a firefighter, were also injured. The victims were taken to three hospitals.

The Federal Aviation Administration halted all flights in or out of the airport after the crash.