Sun 13 November 2022:
A midair collision and crash involving two vintage military aircraft occurred at an air display in the US state of Texas.
The planes collided on Saturday, spewing black smoke into the air as they crashed to the ground and burst into flames.
The number of victims and injured people was not immediately known.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the incident included a World War II-era Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighter flying during the Wings Over Dallas Airshow at Dallas Executive Airport (FAA).
Airport officials reported the incident on Twitter, but the number of passengers on board the two aircraft was unknown, according to the FAA. Emergency teams rushed to the crash site.
The B-17 normally has a crew of four to five people, according to Hank Coates, president and chief executive officer of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of World War Two combat aircraft.
News footage from the scene showed crumpled wreckage of the planes in a grassy area inside the airport perimeter.
Video clips posted on social media captured the incident as it unfolded, showing 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.
Safety at air shows has long been an issue, particularly with older military aircraft. 11 individuals lost their lives in Reno, Nevada in 2011 when a P-51 Mustang collided with onlookers. Seven people were killed when a bomber crashed in Hartford, Connecticut, in 2019.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
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