Terrible Tragedy at Dallas Air Show

[acptulsa]

Bell P-63 collides with Boeing B-17 over Texas. No survivors.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/RUWTrppgmSU?feature=share

Further details are unavailable at this time.

 

[acptulsa]

Reports there were five on the bomber, all Confederate Air Force.* The Bell was a single seater. Apparently they were attempting to create a formation.

* I'm showing my age. They changed the name to Commemorative Air Force

 

[acptulsa]

 

[TheTexan]

Reports there were five on the bomber, all Confederate Air Force.* The Bell was a single seater. Apparently they were attempting to create a formation.

* I'm showing my age. They changed the name to Commemorative Air Force

"Was that meant to happen?"

 

[Matt Collins]

geeze.... I am not interested in flying in formation.... ever.... and this is exactly why... besides the fact that the guys flying these things are probably much better pilots than I am

 

[Anti Federalist]

Not just the loss of life, but the total loss of two unreplaceable pieces of history.

 

[TheTexan]

10 bucks says the P-63 pilot was diverse

 

[TheTexan]

Another angle, shows that view from P-63 was obscured, didn't see B-17 under it

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/c...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

 

[Anti Globalist]

How tragic. Thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims.

 

[acptulsa]

Best analysis I've found to date. There's also some talk that the fighter had fallen behind, and the air boss had told him to catch up, even overfly the bomber. The fighter looks like it lost altitude in that final turn. No doubt the air boss expected him to maintain height.

 

[pcosmar]

Another angle, shows that view from P-63 was obscured, didn't see B-17 under it

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/c...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Was visible on approach,, was buzzing TOO Close.. not sure if planned or just error.

 

[Occam's Banana]

NTSB Preliminary Report Wings Over Dallas B-17 Mid-Air 2 Dec 2022

Correction: 6 (six) Fatalities - (not 5).
NTSB Report (PDF file): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106276/pdf
Previous UPDATE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C342dfNPCyg
ADSB Overlay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHXgjj02anA
Actual Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfz7eFSX_FU
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