Video captures the exact moment when two military aircrafts impact mid-flight in Texas.
Military planes collide in the air in full presentation
This Saturday there was a presentation in Dallas, Texas where historical military aircraft They were making a show. In mid-flight the two collided.
Federal officials gave the statement, the plane crash caused columns of black smoke that rose to the sky. There is no preliminary information on the people on board the aircraft and whether people on the ground were injured.
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“I stayed there. He was completely shocked and in disbelief.”indicated Montoya, 27-year-old who attended the air show with a friend. “Everyone around was gasping. Everyone was breaking down crying. Everyone was in shock.”
The accident occurred in the Dallas Executive Airportabout 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the city center, emergency personnel immediately responded to the scene.
The bomber fell into an area of grass where safety cones were placed around it.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra They impacted in flight and crashed around 1:20 p.m., said the Federal Aviation Administration it’s a statement. The collision occurred during the event Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas.
The B-17, It is a huge four-engined bomber, from the Second World War. The kingcobrais an American fighter aircraft, used by Soviet forces during the war.
Almost all the B-17 They were discarded at the end of the Second World War leaving some in museums.
videos uploaded to Twitter they showed that the fighter jet was flying towards the bomber, causing the impact.
Wings Over Dallas advertises himself as “America’s Premier World War II Air Show”. The show was scheduled for November 11-13, the weekend of Veterans Daywhere more than 40 airplanes from the era of the Second World War.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board They are in charge of carrying out the investigations pertinent to the case.
Writing by Gossipvehiculos/Source: www.am.com.mx