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IN PICS | Dallas air show crash; two historic military planes collide midair, killing six

On November 12, 2022, a B-17 heavy bomber collided with another during the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas air show. 
On November 12, 2022, a B-17 heavy bomber (named 'Texas Raiders') collided with another during the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas air show.  (Photo | AP)
On November 12, 2022, a B-17 heavy bomber (named 'Texas Raiders') collided with another during the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas air show.  (Photo | AP)
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A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, front, is seen seconds before colliding with a Bell P-63 Kingcobra in midair during an airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas. (Photo | AP)
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, front, is seen seconds before colliding with a Bell P-63 Kingcobra in midair during an airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas. (Photo | AP)
The incident occurred during 'America's Premier World War II Airshow,', which was reportedly Veterans Day weekend, where guests were to see more than 40 World War II-era aircraft. (Photo | AP)
The incident occurred during 'America's Premier World War II Airshow,', which was reportedly Veterans Day weekend, where guests were to see more than 40 World War II-era aircraft. (Photo | AP)
Investigators will examine the wreckage from both aircraft, conduct interviews of crews present at the air show and obtain pilot training and aircraft maintenance records. (Photo | AP)
Investigators will examine the wreckage from both aircraft, conduct interviews of crews present at the air show and obtain pilot training and aircraft maintenance records. (Photo | AP)
The crash claimed six lives, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted, citing the county medical examiner. Authorities are continuing work to identify the victims, he said. Dallas Fire-Rescue said there were no reports of injuries on the ground. (Photo | AP)
The crash claimed six lives, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted, citing the county medical examiner. Authorities are continuing work to identify the victims, he said. Dallas Fire-Rescue said there were no reports of injuries on the ground. (Photo | AP)
'One of the things we would probably most likely be trying to determine is why those aircraft were co-altitude in the same air space at the same time,' Michael Graham, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, said at a news conference. (Photo | AP)
'One of the things we would probably most likely be trying to determine is why those aircraft were co-altitude in the same air space at the same time,' Michael Graham, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, said at a news conference. (Photo | AP)
Terry Barker, a retired pilot for American Airlines, was one of the six people who were killed when the two historic military planes collided and crashed to the ground in a ball of flames during a Dallas air show. (Photo | AP)
Terry Barker, a retired pilot for American Airlines, was one of the six people who were killed when the two historic military planes collided and crashed to the ground in a ball of flames during a Dallas air show. (Photo | AP)
People leave the Dallas Executive Airport after two historic military planes crashed during an airshow in Dallas. (Photo | AP)
People leave the Dallas Executive Airport after two historic military planes crashed during an airshow in Dallas. (Photo | AP)
Debris from two planes that crashed during an airshow at Dallas Executive Airport lies on the ground. US media reports said the B-17 is a big four-engine bomber and was a cornerstone of US air power during World War II. The majority of B-17s were scrapped at the end of World War II and only a handful remain now. (Photo | AP)
Debris from two planes that crashed during an airshow at Dallas Executive Airport lies on the ground. US media reports said the B-17 is a big four-engine bomber and was a cornerstone of US air power during World War II. The majority of B-17s were scrapped at the end of World War II and only a handful remain now. (Photo | AP)
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