Dallas air show crash

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Dallas air show crash: Six feared dead after two World War Two ... (Buzz.ie)

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.

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Dallas air show crash: Two World War Two planes collide in mid-air (BBC News)

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 ...

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Six killed after vintage aircraft collide at Dallas air show (BreakingNews.ie)

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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Two planes collide in fiery mid-air crash during Dallas air show (NBC News)

Two planes crashed in fiery mid-air collision while flying in a Dallas air show on Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and Dallas ...

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Dallas Air Show Crash Kills 6; Bomber, Fighter Jet Involved (Bloomberg)

A World War II-era bomber and a fighter plane collided and crashed to the ground in a ball of flames on Saturday, leaving crumpled wreckage in a grassy area ...

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'Pulverized everybody and everything': 6 die in midair collision of ... (USA TODAY)

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 ...

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