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Originally published by ZeroHedge
Update (1627ET):
Both aircraft involved in the mid-air crash were historic military planes. The first, which we noted earlier, was a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
The second is a Bell P-63 Kingcobra.
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Shocking footage has surfaced on social media of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress involved in a mid-air collision during the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas air show on Saturday at the Dallas Executive Airport.
Local news WFFA quoted Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR), who said the crash occurred around 1325 local time.
WFAA’s Jason Whitely confirmed a B-17 was involved in the mid-air collision, though he said the “other aircraft type uncertain,” adding debris was scattered across Highway 67.
#BREAKING: A mid-air collision has happened at the Wings Over Dallas event at Dallas Executive Airport (formerly Redbird).
A B-17 is involved. Other aircraft type uncertain.
Debris is on Hwy. 67.
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) November 12, 2022
MORE:
Debris reportedly on Highway 67 in Oak Cliff from mid-air collision at the #WingsOverDallas event at Dallas Executive Airport. pic.twitter.com/M5etKQQhrJ— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) November 12, 2022
Videos show a smaller plane colliding with the bomber, breaking it in half as it plummeted to the ground in a fiery explosion.
NOW – B-17 bomber and a smaller plane collide at Dallas airshow.pic.twitter.com/BmJgnxBnrb
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) November 12, 2022
Here are more videos of the crash.
Two airplanes collide at a Dallas Air show, Air involving a B-17 bomber and smaller plane pic.twitter.com/R1dxJvyF70
— Oliya Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) November 12, 2022
and another pic.twitter.com/CUiNjih9SK
— Jessica O’Donnell 🏈 (@heckyessica) November 12, 2022
The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed the crash and released this statement:
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Sad. What was the pilot in the smaller plane thinking?
Was he asleep and why even try to pull up ….. just wow
He had to pull up if he wanted to hit it square on like he did. I say good flying.
Kremlin hackers at it again.
He no saw the B-17. The b-17 was right on his belly. The fault is from the air controllers. Two planes cannot be maneuvering so close at such a low altitude. The B-17 did not see the other aircraft coming from above and from behind. The fighter missed the B-17 because it was right in its belly as it turned. This maneuver had not been tested. May God cover them. .
He was thinking he wasn’t going to be the only one dying.
Dude shouldn’t have been messing with other dudes wife. That is how planes collide.
Murkan kamikaze. Was the fighter pilot of Japanese descent? LOL!!!
Putin.
Da, t’was me. I cannot tell a lie. I uploaded kamikaze drone code into the little fellow.
Is it OK if we quote you on that?
Ha
Americant pilots!!!! Before taking off, probably had one too many “brewskies” at the airport lounge as they all do!!!
The pilots we rehearsing a suicide attack, LOL.
Banzai!!!
I have been to dozens of airshows and I think one of 3 things happened …1 the pa63 pilot had a mechanical malfunction and could not control his plane … 2 the pa63 pilot had a medical problem and lost control of the plane (many of these air show pilots are actually old veterans) 3 the pilot chose to commit suicide and go out “in a blaze of glory”. Who knows. None of then survived in either plane. Perhaps they might find a faulty part in the pa63 wreckage… but considering the violence of the collision and speed of wreckage hitting the ground I think that is probably unlikely . We shall see.
RIP Flying Fortress. Your job is never done, and today it continues, as European factories are bombed and wiped out by Europe’s own sanctions, which are today’s B-17s
Airshows will have to be re invented! Together with pilots snd warbirds Lessons not learned from the past! Typical case of pilot not looking for traffic! No matter pilot total hours in type flown Years of flying Total hrs. Flown Alertness Situational awareness Specifically close to the ground and at high speed! No disorientation, good vestibular system Whoop whoop pull up! Traffic Traffic Climb Climb TCAS warning More so in an air show! See and be seen By looking outside Part of Pilot in Command PIC responsibility, your defense by strict adherence to crew resource management, either single or two pilot crews, CRM through situational awareness SA, specially at low altitude and high speed! We have not learned the lesson from Cerritos in LAX! Federal Air Regulations 14 CFR 91.113 (b) require pilots of all aircraft to maintain vigilance to “see and avoid”[16] other aircraft that might be on conflicting flight paths.
1. System breakdown 2. Mid air collisions 3. Why planes Crash&Burn Key words: Man machine interface! Crew alertness Aircraft age ( metal fatigue ) Mid air collision Terminal control area TCA Visual Flight Rules VFR See and avoid Traffic Collision Avoidance System TCAS Pilot flying visually & constant scan outside cockpit windshield! ATC controllers FAA Recurrent training Sterile cockpit known as the “sterile cockpit rule,” these regulations specifically prohibit crew member performance of non-essential duties or activities while the aircraft is involved in taxi, takeoff, landing, and all other flight operations conducted below 10,000 feet MSL, except cruise flight. Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous But to an even degree than the see it us terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect!
§ 91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command. (a) The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft. (b) In an in-flight emergency requiring immediate action, the pilot in command may deviate from any rule of this part to the extent required to meet that emergency.
The pilot-in-command (“PIC”) of the specific flight cannot be charged with a violation of Section 121.467 itself. However, a PIC is responsible for the overall safety of his flight, including passengers, crewmembers, cargo and the aircraft, and for making sure the flight is in compliance with all applicable regulations.
Assessing flight risk
“Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.” – Commonly attributed to Captain Alfred Gilmer Lamplugh,