Historic B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collide mid-air and crash during Dallas air show: Unclear how many were flying on each plane
- Two planes collided in mid-air at the Wings Over Dallas event Saturday
- Video posted online shows a Boeing B17 Flying Fortress bomber approaching the flight path of a Bell P-63 Kingcobra
- Soon, the bomber completely collides with the Kingcobra, tearing it apart as the larger plane crashes in a ball of fire nearby
- Witnesses say debris from the planes is strewn over Highway 67
- Footage from the aftermath showed smoke billowing above tents at the festival
- It is unclear how any people were injured
Two World War II-era planes have collided in mid-air at the Wings Over Dallas event Saturday, sending debris flying and igniting a fire nearby.
Video posted online shows a Boeing B17 Flying Fortress bomber approaching the flight path of a Bell P-63 Kingcobra. Soon, the bomber completely collides with the Kingcobra, tearing it apart as the larger plane crashes in a ball of fire nearby.
One man who was at the air show said theP-63 was banking left at the time and had the B17 in his blind spot so he could not prepare for the impending crash.
Jason Evans, a Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman, told the Dallas Morning News that the crash occurred at around 1.30pm above the Dallas Executive Airport.
There are now around 40 Fire-Rescue crews on the scene, according to CNN.
Witnesses say debris is now strewn over Highway 67 in Texas, where Fire Rescue authorities say an active fire has broken out.
Video posted online shows a B17 bomber quickly approaching the flight path of a Bell P-63 Kingcobra
The larger plane slammed into the Kingcobra at around 1.30pm Saturday, tearing it to shreds
The bomber then crashed in a fiery explosion off Highway 67 in Texas
A Dallas resident took a similar video showing the crash from a nearby McDonald’s
Footage from the aftermath showed smoke billowing above tents at the Dallas festival. Sources say the event was part of the Commemorative Air Force’s show for the Veterans Day weekend.
Dallas Fire-Rescue authorities do not yet know the status of either pilot or whether there were any injuries from fallen debris.
The bomber was apparently being flown by a member of the Gulf Coast Wings Texas Raiders.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
Dallas Fire-Rescue squads are responding to the scene where the B17 bomber crashed down
Smoke was seen billowing into the sky above the Wings Over Dallas festival after two planes crashed mid-air
The crash occurred right over the Dallas Executive Airport, and debris was strewn along Highway 67 in Texas
The two plans were flying over the Dallas Executive Airport when the crash occurred
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