Seven killed and one injured after private jet crash in Maine during winter storm
The Guardian – World —
Aircraft crashed at airport in Bangor, which has received about 10in of snow as deadly storm pummels USUS gripped by severe winter storm – latest updatesSeven people were killed and a crew member survived with serious injuries when a private business jet crashed in a snowstorm at Maine’s Bangor international airport, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says.The Bombardier Challenger 600 carrying eight people crashed on takeoff at about 7.45pm on Sunday night as Bangor, the rest of the New England region, and much of the country grappled with a deadly, massive winter storm. The airport, about 200 miles (320km) north of Boston, shut down after the crash. Continue reading...