The planes collided and crashed while performing a flyover during a commemorative air show near Dallas on Saturday.
At least 70 people were injured. "Obviously this is a very challenging time for the families. Six people were onboard the two planes - a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a P-63 Kingcobra fighter - at the time of the crash, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) said.
The planes - one of them a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - were taking part in a commemorative air show near Dallas. It was not immediately clear how many people ...
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided and crashed at around 1.20pm on Saturday.
The B-17, a cornerstone of US air power during the Second World War, is an immense four-engine bomber which was used in daylight raids against Germany. In 2019, a bomber crashed in Hartford, Connecticut, killing seven people. In 2011, 11 people were killed in Reno, Nevada, when a P-51 Mustang crashed into spectators. The other, a P-63 Kingcobra fighter plane, had a single pilot. The collision occurred during the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas show. The planes collided and crashed around 1.20pm, the FAA said in a statement.
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The planes, a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and P-63 Kingcobra fighter plane, collided at around 1:20 p.m. above Dallas Executive Airport, less than 10 miles from ...