Two World War II aircraft collided during an air show this Saturday in the state of Texas and there are six people dead.
The aviation regulatory agency (FAA) had reported this Saturday in a statement that a bombardero Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 KingCobra fighter They collided in mid-flight, without giving details about the victims. This Sunday, finally, it was announced that there are six people dead after the crash.
The “Dallas Executive” airport, located about 10 kilometers south of the city, specified on Twitter that it was an “incident” during a display of military aircraft from the 1940s commemorating the Wings Over Dallas Air Forceorganized as part of the long holiday weekend of November 11.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said the National Transportation Safety Board took control of the crash scene with support from local police and firefighters. The videos that recorded the collision “are heartbreaking,” lamented Johnson.
The B-17a massive four-engine bomber, was a cornerstone of American air power during World War II and is one of the most celebrated warplanes in American history.
The Kingcobraan American fighter aircraft, was used primarily by Soviet forces during the war.
Most of the B-17s were destroyed at the end of World War II and only a few remain on display mainly in museums and at air shows.