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
Officials have sadly confirmed that six people are now dead from the tragic collision during the airshow yesterday.
UPDATE: 6 people confirmed dead in yesterday's mid-air collision at Dallas airshow, officials say pic.twitter.com/xMzEASg0GB
— BNO News (@BNONews) November 13, 2022
"According to our Dallas County Medical Examiner, there are a total of 6 fatalities from yesterday's Wings over Dallas air show incident. Authorities will continue working today on the investigation & identification of the deceased. Please pray for their families and all involved," Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted Sunday.
According to our Dallas County Medical Examiner, there are a total of 6 fatalities from yesterday's Wings over Dallas air show incident. Authorities will continue working today on the investigation & identification of the deceased. Please pray for their families and all involved.
— Clay Lewis Jenkins (@JudgeClayJ) November 13, 2022
NPR reported:
Emergency crews raced to the crash scene at the Dallas Executive Airport, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the city's downtown. News footage from the scene showed crumpled wreckage of the planes in a grassy area inside the airport perimeter. Dallas Fire-Rescue told The Dallas Morning News that there were no reported injuries among people on the ground.
Anthony Montoya saw the two planes collide.
"I just stood there. I was in complete shock and disbelief," said Montoya, 27, who attended the air show with a friend. "Everybody around was gasping. Everybody was bursting into tears. Everybody was in shock."
Officials did not specify how many people were inside each plane, but Hank Coates, president of the company that put on the airshow, said one of the planes, a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, typically has a crew of four to five people. The other, a P-63 Kingcobra fighter plane, has a single pilot.
No paying customers were on the aircraft, said Coates, of Commemorative Air Force, which also owned the planes. Their aircraft are flown by highly trained volunteers, often retired pilots, he said.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said the National Transportation Safety Board had taken control of the crash scene, with local police and fire providing support.
"The videos are heartbreaking," Johnson said on Twitter.
The planes collided and crashed around 1:20 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The collision occurred during the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas show.
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