A 32-ton US-made fighter jet performed in the air and crashed to the ground within 5 minutes of taking off.

A 32-ton U.S.-made fighter jet performed an aerial performance and crashed to the ground within 5 minutes of taking off

For the United States, 2019 may be the most unusual year, especially in the aviation field. They were hit hard one after another. Not only has the international market share of Boeing, the largest aerospace giant, shrunk, but the curse of plane crashes has also begun to occur.

According to relevant records, in May 2019, an American F16 fighter jet crashed into a building without warning. Fortunately, the pilot ejected and escaped; and on May 13, 2019, two American tourist jets crashed into the building. The planes collided in the air, killing 6 people; on May 20, 2019, a U.S. military plane crashed near the Marine Corps Air Station. The above are just the crashes in the United States in May, which also reflect that the United States is very likely to fail in terms of aircraft quality.

However, the matter did not end there. Around October 2019, another plane crash occurred on the east coast of the United States. On the morning of the accident, a U.S. Army World War II-era 32-ton B-17 bomber just took off from Bradley International Airport. Five minutes later, the ancient bomber sent a malfunction report to the ground command and then prepared to return to the airport. .

Unfortunately, the tragedy happened at this time. Five seconds later, the B-17 bomber crashed into a building at the airport during an emergency landing. With a loud noise, a raging fire broke out on the scene, and the air was thick and dense. Smoke curled up.

This accident caused a B-17 to be shattered into pieces, 7 people were killed and 7 injured. This is also the most serious air crash in the United States in 2019. Many people may ask, why does the United States still retain this "classic aircraft" from the last century? You must know that there is a custom in the United States that every major festival will send out advanced fighter jets and World War II-era fighter jets to perform aerial performances. The purpose of this is to commemorate the war heroes and to reflect the development of American aviation technology.

What the United States never expected was that this bomber, which once achieved glory in World War II, would become the executioner. At the same time, it also shows that the United States needs to strictly maintain and maintain these old fighter jets to avoid another tragedy.