Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A World War II-era bomber that crashed earlier this month -- killing seven people -- struck approach lights before landing 500 feet short of a Connecticut runway, federal investigators revealed Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the pilot of the Boeing B-17, known as a Flying Fortress, asked air-traffic controllers to return to Bradley International Airport shortly after takeoff Oct. 2 because the plane had a "rough mag" in one of the engines.