NEW: Officials say one plane had a crew of 'four to five' and the other was a single-piloted aircraft in Dallas airshow collision: 'It is being investigated by the FAA right now, they'll turn it over to the NTSB.'
November 12, 2022, 5:48 PMBystander footage captures a cloud of smoke after a crash at a World War II airshow at Dallas Executive Airport, Nov. 12, 2022.A collision occurred at a World War II airshow in Dallas on Saturday, authorities said.
Bystander footage captures a cloud of smoke after a crash at a World War II airshow at Dallas Executive Airport, Nov. 12, 2022.A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided and crashed around 1:20 p.m. local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It is unclear how many people were on board the bomber and fighter aircraft, it said.
In this screen grab from a video, a plane flies over a highway before a crash at a World War II airshow at Dallas Executive Airport, Nov. 12, 2022.In this screen grab from a video, a plume of smoke rises after a crash at a World War II airshow at Dallas Executive Airport, Nov. 12, 2022."Currently we do not have information on the status of the flight crews as emergency responders are working the accident," Leah Block, a spokesperson for Commemorative Air Force, said in a statement.
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