Two planes collided in midair and then hit the ground in a fiery crash. The crash happened in front of a large crowd of people in Dallas, Texas at the Executive Airport at an airshow called Wings Over Dallas. At least two people are reported to be dead, and there may be at least 6 that have died. The airshow performance was for Veterans Day and was World War II themed.
It appears the pilots were flying planes similar to aircraft flown during the war.
According to the FAA, the planes were a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63.
As the B-17 was heading toward the airport, the smaller P-63 seemingly came out of nowhere and clips the back of the larger aircraft, sending both of them to the ground.
Fireballs exploded in the air and almost immediately sirens can be heard in the background.
Several people from the crowd caught the crash on film. You can hear the shock as the planes fell to the ground.
According to video shared on social media, the larger plane was split in half on impact, relatively close to a crowd of people watching from the outskirts of the airport.
An announcement on the intercom tried to keep spectators calm, informing them to remain in place.
As of right now, no one knows how many people were onboard each of the planes, it is reported that at least 6 were onboard if not more. There hasn’t been an announcement of any injuries or casualties.
Source The Sun
