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BREAKING: B-17 Bomber and Smaller Plane Collide at Dallas Airshow (VIDEO)


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A B-17 bomber and a smaller plane collided at a Dallas airshow Saturday afternoon.

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The mid-air collision occurred at Wings Over Dallas Airshow in Texas.

The number of injuries is unknown.

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From ABC News:

A collision occurred at a World War II airshow in Dallas on Saturday, authorities said.

The crash occurred at the event Wings Over Dallas at the Dallas Executive Airport, which was holding flying demonstrations of WWII fighter planes.

A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided and crashed around 1:20 p.m. local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It is unclear how many people were on board the bomber and fighter aircraft, it said.

The airport said there was an “incident” during the show and that Dallas Fire and Rescue is responding.

Bystanders captured a cloud of black smoke following the crash.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the collision.

The airshow, timed to coincide with Veteran’s Day, is organized by the Commemorative Air Force, an education association focused on American military aviation.



 

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