Texas (Web Desk) Two World War II aircraft collided and destroyed during an airshow organized to commemorate the Second World War.
According to foreign media reports, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a Bell P-63 King Cobra fighter plane collided and crashed during an air show held in memory of World War II in Dallas, Texas. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, emergency operations have been started at Dulles Airport. There is no information regarding the crew on board the planes, but six people are feared dead.
In the videos posted on social media, it can be seen that the planes fell to the ground and caught fire after the collision between the two planes while demonstrating aviation during the air show. Used during World War II, the four-engine B-17 bomber remained America’s main force during World War II, while the American-made King Cobra was used mostly by the Soviet forces.
#BREAKING: New angle of the mid-air collision obtained by @WFAA shows B-17 and other aircraft flying formations at #WingsOverDallas at 1:21p today, when it was hit by a P-63 and fell to the ground over the airfield at Dallas Executive Airport (RBD). pic.twitter.com/6NAS93b3re
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) November 12, 2022
According to Boeing, most of the B-17s were scrapped after the end of World War II, while a few were put into museums and some are still used for aviation demonstrations at special air shows.
