Six feared dead after military planes collide at Dallas airshow



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Six feared dead after military planes collide at Dallas airshow

Unclear how many were aboard aircraft at ‘America’s premier world war II airshow’
Guardian staff and agencies
Sat 12 Nov 2022 23.06 GMT
Two historical military planes collided and crashed to the ground Saturday during a Dallas airshow, federal officials said, sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky.

Officials didn’t immediately make clear how many people were on board the aircraft or if anyone on the ground was hurt. Nonetheless, an ABC News producer – citing reporting from a colleague – said on Twitter that at least six people, all crew members, were feared dead after the crash.

Anthony Montoya saw the two planes collide.

“I just stood there. I was in complete shock and disbelief,” said Montoya, 27, who attended the airshow with a friend. “Everybody around was gasping. Everybody was bursting into tears. Everybody was in shock.”

Emergency crews raced to the crash scene at the Dallas Executive airport, about 10 miles from the city’s downtown.

Live news footage from the scene showed people setting up orange cones around the crumpled wreckage of a bomber, which was in a grassy area.


The two planes immediately after they collided, seen in a screen grab. Photograph: Twitter user @GianKaizen
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided and crashed at about 1.20pm, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement. The collision occurred during the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas show.

The B-17, an immense four-engine bomber, was a cornerstone of US air power during the second world war. The Kingcobra, a US fighter plane, was used mostly by Soviet forces during the war. Most B-17s were scrapped at the end of the second world war and only a handful remain today, largely featured at museums and airshows, according to Boeing.

Several videos posted on Twitter showed the fighter plane appearing to fly into the bomber, causing them to quickly crash to the ground and setting off a large ball of fire and smoke.

Wings Over Dallas bills itself as “America’s premier world war II airshow”, according to a website advertising the event. The show was scheduled for 11-13 November, Veterans Day weekend, and guests were to see more than 40 second world war-era aircraft.


The planes just before impact. Photograph: Screen shot from Twitter user @GianKaizen
Hank Coates, president of the Commemorative Air Force, later told reporters that the families of crew members involved in the disaster – as well as witnesses – would be offered support, including emotional counseling. He declined to say exactly how many people were feared dead by officials, but he said the B-17 typically carried four to five crewmembers while the P-63 had a seat only for the pilot.

“Please … if you have it in your mind, express prayers and thoughts for the crews that were involved today, for the people that saw it, for the family members,” Coates said. “Obviously, this is a very challenging time for those families.”

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) were launching investigations. Preliminary reports may come out in the coming several days, but final findings may not be issued for more than a year.

The Associated Press contributed reporting


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Kingsnairaland:
Six feared dead after military planes collide at Dallas airshow



https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/12/dallas-airshow-crash-collision-planes


Six feared dead after military planes collide at Dallas airshow

Unclear how many were aboard aircraft at ‘America’s premier world war II airshow’
Guardian staff and agencies
Sat 12 Nov 2022 23.06 GMT
Two historical military planes collided and crashed to the ground Saturday during a Dallas airshow, federal officials said, sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky.



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This shit happens all the time in America

Somehow they will put the blame on Russia just like they did with their 2016 elections

Exactly if it was in Russia the evil fake news in USA will gloat about it as if their own planes don't fall from the sky lol.

incandescentena:
Somehow they will put the blame on Russia just like they did with their 2016 elections

They are just paranoid lol.

Kingsnairaland:

They are just paranoid lol.

Exactly...

Lives lost

It's human errors

incandescentena:
Somehow they will put the blame on Russia just like they did with their 2016 elections

EMI Lokan should be blamed and not Russians that are busy at the moment with Ukraine

Urheadmaster:


EMI Lokan should be blamed and not Russians that are busy at the moment with Ukraine

Lol.....EMI lokan is also busy with US drug agency and government

silvoclaira:


Lol.....EMI lokan is also busy with US drug agency and government

Update yourself and stop living in the past!

A competent court of law as trashed case as at 2 decades ago, and afterwards, His Excellence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received several accolades and awards form the US government.

The smaller craft flew into the bomber...i suspect ISIS

CoronaVirusRelo:


Update yourself and stop living in the past!

A competent court of law as trashed case as at 2 decades ago, and afterwards, His Excellence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received several accolades and awards form the US government.

Update yourself that the election is between Atiku and Obi


Tinubu Will be in UK hospital after the break in news of his extradition to US

That's not a good news for the so called world power. It's a lack of proper coordination.

silvoclaira:


Update yourself that the election is between Atiku and Obi


Tinubu Will be in UK hospital

Who God has ordained, No man can dethrone!

Asiwaju is your next President!

Ka Booom!
There goes the big bang.
RIP to the dead

Hmmmm... Saner climes

Dalil8:


Exactly. They mocked Russia the other day for crashing a fighter jet into a building.

They ain't even in a war zones but their planes are crashing right left and centre.

Now imagine what would happen when these so called "highly trained" pilots are sent to areas of hostility.

He who lives in glass house should not throw stones... Exactly.

I watched the clip on YouTube and Twitter, it’s was a bad thing, the small jet just flew into the WW2 veteran bomber
It was a disaster, very bad one.

Useless headline, the OP is looking for clicks

Some people are bound to end up as sacrifial lambs just for public entertainment.

Next is to watch it on TV, I trust discovery family, soon it will be aired on 'Destroyed in Seconds'.

Dalil8:


Exactly. They mocked Russia the other day for crashing a fighter jet into a building.

They ain't even in a war zone but their planes are crashing right left and centre.

Now imagine what would happen when these so called "highly trained" pilots are sent to areas of hostility.

brother na ww2 planes be that oo, no reason am like su-999

Dalil8:


How about the F35 that crashed the other day? Or the Night Hawk helicopter in Norway killing everyone on board?

Are they ww2 planes too?

well I was being sarcastic but u think am pro-west.
Let's play,what about the su-3× that crashed from the runway in Crimea