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Delta pilot’s ‘aggressive maneuver’ evades B-52 bomber, prevents midair collision in harrowing flight nightmare

The SkyWest Airlines pilot performed an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid the incoming bomber, which crew members as well as ...

NDSF concertgoer catches Delta plane avoiding mid-air collision with B-52 bomber

Josh Kadrmas and his wife were at the opening ceremony of the North Dakota State Fair, which featured a B-52 bomber flyover. That’s what he was trying to get video of, but he also happened to capture ...
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Why a Delta Jet’s Near-Miss With a B-52 Exposes Gaps in U.S. Airspace Safety

For those of you on the right-hand side, you probably saw the airplane kind of sort of coming at us. Nobody told us about it, ...

B-52 bomber wasn’t warned about approaching Delta plane before shocking near-miss in North Dakota: Air Force

Air traffic controllers in North Dakota failed to warn a US Air Force B-52 bomber about an approaching passenger jet, which ...

Minot Air Force Base says B-52 crew was not advised of incoming plane during flyover

The B-52 crossed the grandstand at the fairgrounds at 7:50 p.m. and headed west to clear the tower’s airspace before ...
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FAA investigates Delta Connection close call with B-52 bomber

SkyWest Airlines Flight 3788 was en route Friday evening from Minneapolis to Minot International Airport when the incident occurred.

A concertgoer at the state fair captures the two planes around the time of a near miss in the skies above Minot

A concertgoer at the state fair captures the two planes around the time of a near miss in the skies above Minot ...

Air Force Pilot Wasn't Alerted to Collision Course with Passenger Jet Before Scary Near Miss, Says Official

After the incident, video footage of the Skywest pilot explaining the reason for his "aggressive maneuver" to passengers went viral ...