The first lawsuit has been filed against the Collings Foundation over the fatal crash of its World War II B-17G bomber at Bradley International Airport Oct. 2.
Hartford law firm Shipman & Goodwin filed the suit, charging negligence, recklessness and callous indifference, on June 4 on behalf of eight of the 10 people aboard the bomber, which crashed Oct. 2 shortly after taking off.
Seven people died in the fiery crash, including five passengers who paid $450 each for a short flight on the historic aircraft. The pilot and copilot were also killed.
The lawsuit seeks money damages from the Collings Foundation, the Stow, Massachusetts-based organization that owned the bombers and several other aircraft that toured the country offering rides in what it called the “Wings of Freedom Tour.