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Images: World War II B-17 crash in Oswego

  The remains of a B-17 airplane that burst into flames after making an emergency landing in an Oswego field . Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
An aerial view of the B-17 on fire in Oswego. Photo courtesy of ABC 7
An aerial view of the B-17 on fire in Oswego. Photo courtesy of ABC 7
  Fire department rescue vehicles can a the scene of a vintage B-17 airplane crash in an Oswego cornfield. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  A B-17 bomber made an emergency landing in an Oswego cornfield Monday morning. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  A B-17 bomber made an emergency landing in an Oswego cornfield Monday morning. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Workers survey the damage after a B-17 bomber made an emergency landing in an Oswego cornfield Monday morning. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  A B-17 bomber made an emergency landing in an Oswego cornfield Monday morning. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  A B-17 bomber made an emergency landing in an Oswego cornfield Monday morning. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  An investigator photographs the scene after a B-17 bomber made an emergency landing in an Oswego cornfield Monday morning. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  A Sugar Grove firefighter sprays down the wreckage of a B-17 bomber made an emergency landing in an Oswego cornfield Monday morning. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
The B-17 bomber flying over Oswego minutes before it made an emergency landing in a cornfield and burst into flames. In this photo, fames can be seen coming from one of the engines. Photo courtesy of Craig Bellafiore
The B-17 bomber flying over Oswego minutes before it made an emergency landing in a cornfield and burst into flames. In this photo, fames can be seen coming from one of the engines. Photo courtesy of Craig Bellafiore
  A stream of residents from a near by neighborhood walk through the cornfield to get a view of the vintage B-17 airplane that made an emergency landing in Oswego. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  Investigators view the wreckage of the vintage B-17 airplane that made an emergency landing in an Oswego cornfield. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  Investigators view the wreckage of the vintage B-17 airplane that made an emergency landing in an Oswego cornfield. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  The wreckage of the vintage B-17 airplane that crashed in an Oswego cornfield. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  The scene of the vintage B-17 airplane that crashed in an Oswego cornfield. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  The wreckage of a vintage B-17 airplane that crashed in an Oswego cornfield. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  The pilot and investigators on the scene of the vintage B-17 airplane that crashed in an Oswego cornfield. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  NTSB members work the scene of a vintage B-17 airplane crash in Oswego. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
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