A witness, Brian Hamer, saw the plane take off, and the plane did not climb very high. He saw the number 3 engine fail and then the plane return to the airport. Moments later he heard a crash and saw smoke.
The Collings Foundation had brought several planes to Bradley this week, including the B-17G that crashed. a B-24 –Liberator, a B-25, a P-51 – Mustang fighter, and a P-40 Warhawk. Rides on some of the planes were available to the public.
https://fox61.com/2019/10/02/reported-plane-crash-near-bradley/
The Collins Foundation had these planes in Nashua, NH last weekend.
A guy in my office and his buddies flew on these planes from Lewiston, ME to Nashua last Friday. He was on the B-24 Liberator. Two of his buddies flew on this B-17.