Thread: B17 crashed
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Old 06-13-2011, 11:49 PM
Al Schlageter Al Schlageter is offline
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There was a fire in the wing well behind the inboard starboard engine (photos on line). Supposedly the a/c had been grounded to fix a leaking fuel tank. Used some epoxy to fix the leak, so I would say the epoxy let go and the leaking fuel caught fire.

Been informed that the head of maintenance of the a/c is borderline incompetent.
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