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80 years ago, Fighter Planes Collide in Mid-Air, Crash at Fruit Street, Hit by Train

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By Jim Nash
P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter Aircraft, courtesy of U.S. Air Force
P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter Aircraft, courtesy of U.S. Air Force

80 years ago, two P-47 Thunderbolt fighters collided over Hopkinton, with one landing in Cedar Swamp and the other on the train tracks near Fruit Street. Unfortunately, the engineer was not able to stop the train in time.

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