Mechanic on board WWII-era B-17 that crashed at Bradley International Airport and left 7 dead told investigators the pilot ‘froze’ and turned off a struggling engine midflight

The surviving member of the flight crew of the World War II-era B-17 bomber that crashed at Bradley International Airport last fall told federal investigators that he believes the pilot “froze” in midair and turned off an engine against his objections just before the plane crashed, skidded off the runway and exploded, killing seven people.