As WeLoveTrump reported earlier, a B-17 bomber and smaller plane collided at a Dallas airshow Saturday afternoon.
BREAKING: B-17 Bomber and Smaller Plane Collide at Dallas Airshow (VIDEO)
The mid-air collision occurred at Wings Over Dallas Airshow in Texas.
Here's the footage:
NOW - B-17 bomber and a smaller plane collide at Dallas airshow.pic.twitter.com/BmJgnxBnrb
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) November 12, 2022
Here are different angles (WARNING - EXPLICIT LANGUAGE)
⚡️⚡️Footage of the B-17 bomber that blew up during an air show in Texas pic.twitter.com/dwVfcgP6rA
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) November 12, 2022
🚨#BREAKING: Mid-air collision reported at Dallas Airshow⁰⁰📌#Dallas l #Texas ⁰⁰Watch as two aircraft crash in A Mid-air collision reported at Wings Over Dallas Airshow in Texas the number of injuries are currently unknown One of the planes involved was a B-17 Bomber pic.twitter.com/GPf6Jxtf3P
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 12, 2022
Six people, all crew members, are feared dead after the crash.
New: Six people, all crew members, are feared to be dead after a mid-air collision between two WWII-era airplanes at the Wings Over Dallas airshow today, per @nickdotkerr @ABC
— Jeffrey Cook (@JeffreyCook) November 12, 2022
Officials say one plane had four or five crew members and the other plane was a ‘single-piloted aircraft.’
The FAA is investigating.
NEW: Officials say one plane had a crew of "four to five" and the other was a single-piloted aircraft in Dallas airshow collision: "It is being investigated by the FAA right now, they'll turn it over to the NTSB." https://t.co/eY6kza9k1E pic.twitter.com/O9MbNtQlUo
— ABC News (@ABC) November 12, 2022
From ABC News:
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 airshow, timed to coincide with Veterans Day, is organized by the Commemorative Air Force, an education association focused on American military aviation.
"Currently we do not have information on the status of the flight crews as emergency responders are working the accident," Leah Block, a spokesperson for Commemorative Air Force, said in a statement.
Block told ABC News she believes there were five crew members on the B-17 and one aboard the P-63, which is a single-seat plane. The Houston-based aircraft were not giving rides to paying customers at the time, she said.
There were no injuries to spectators or others on the ground, according to Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson.
The airport said there was an "incident" during the show and that Dallas Fire and Rescue were responding.
Bystanders captured a cloud of black smoke following the crash. Debris from the planes could also be seen littering a nearby highway.
The debris field includes the airport grounds, Highway 67 and a nearby strip mall, the mayor said.
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