Two World-War-II-era airplanes have collided at an air show in Dallas, US authorities have said, with social media footage showing the aircraft crashing into each other and hitting the ground with a fiery explosion.
It is unclear whether anyone on board survived.Two World-War-II-era airplanes collided on Saturday at an air show in Dallas, US authorities said, with social media footage showing the aircraft crashing into each other and hitting the ground with a fiery explosion.
Nor was it clear whether anyone survived the early afternoon crash, which occurred during the Wings Over Dallas Air show at Dallas Executive Airport. Multiple videos posted on social media showed dramatic scenes of the smaller plane descending toward the lower-flying B-17, crashing into it.After the collision, the planes appeared to break up into several large pieces before crashing into the ground and exploding in a ball of fire, creating a huge plume of black smoke.
As many of you have now seen, we have had a terrible tragedy in our city today during an air show. Many details remain unknown or unconfirmed at this time.
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