Dallas: Horrifying visuals of two navy planes colliding midair at Veterans Day airshow emerge

On November 12 (native time), a B-17 heavy bomber collided with a P-63 plane and crashed. The incident occurred at an airshow in Dallas, Texas, United States. The ‘America’s Premier World War II Airshow’ happened on Veterans Day weekend, the place over 40 World War II-era plane had been displayed.

Terrible mid-air collision over Dallas throughout a WW2 air present yesterday. Spectators seize a P-63 Kingcobra smashing right into a B-17 Flying Fortress. pic.twitter.com/8rlH6T2jZR

— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) November 13, 2022

Spokesperson of Commemorative Air Force Leah Block was quoted by ABC information saying, “Currently, we do not have information on the status of the flight crews as emergency responders are working the accident.” She added there have been 5 crew members on B-17 and one on the P-63.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson up to date in regards to the accident in a sequence of Tweets. He mentioned, “As many of you have now seen, we have had a terrible tragedy in our city today during an airshow. Many details remain unknown or unconfirmed at this time. The NTSB has taken command of the crash scene with Dallas PD and Dallas Fire Department continuing to provide support.”

The movies are heartbreaking. Please, say a prayer for the souls who took to the sky to entertain and educate our households right now.

— Mayor Eric Johnson (@Johnson4Dallas) November 12, 2022

He added, “The videos are heartbreaking. Please, say a prayer for the souls who took to the sky to entertain and educate our families today.”

In a follow-up tweet, he confirmed that the spectators and others on the bottom weren’t injured. He mentioned, “FAA is currently leading the investigation. A number of casualties are not yet confirmed, but no spectators or others on the ground were reported injured. The debris field includes Executive Airport grounds, Highway 67, and a nearby strip mall.”

Updates from @DallasFireRes_q:

– FAA is presently main the investigation.
– Number of casualties usually are not but confirmed, however no spectators or others on the bottom had been reported injured.
– The particles subject contains Executive Airport grounds, Highway 67, and a close-by strip mall.

— Mayor Eric Johnson (@Johnson4Dallas) November 12, 2022

Several movies surfaced on social media displaying the mid-air collision. The two plane descended quickly after colliding within the air. A large fireball adopted by heavy black smoke might be seen within the video.

⚠️ GRAPHIC VIDEO: A mid-air collision involving two planes close to the Dallas Executive Airport, right now. The accident happened throughout the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow at 1:25 p.m., based on Dallas Fire-Rescue. A @FOX4 viewer took this video. @FOX4 is working for extra particulars. pic.twitter.com/jdA6Cpb9Ot

— David Sentendrey (@DavidSFOX4) November 12, 2022

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— Giancarlo (@GianKaizen) November 12, 2022

Further investigation into the matter is underway.