The family of Michael Foster, the copilot who was among the seven killed in the fiery 2019 crash of a WWII B-17G bomber at Bradley International Airport, has filed a lawsuit accusing the foundation that owned the historic plane of gross negligence and recklessness.
It is the fourth civil action filed against the Collings Foundation since the crash, all of which contend the group failed to properly maintain the decades-old plane and should have known it was not fit for the air before it took off for the last time.
Investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board came to similar conclusions in a final report on the crash released this spring that found pilot error, substandard engine maintenance and an inadequate safety management system coupled with inadequate federal oversight all contributed to the deadly crash.