Delta Pilot Makes 'Aggressive Maneuver' To Avoid B-52 Bomber
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A Delta pilot made an aggressive maneuver to avoid hitting a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, with Air Force stating the B-52 was on an approved flight path.
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it is investigating a near miss between a SkyWest Airlines jet and a U.S. Air Force jet over North Dakota last week. SkyWest Flight 3788, an Embraer ERJ-175 operating as a Delta Connection flight from Minneapolis to Minot,
Delta Airline Pilot Averts Mid-Air Collision with US B-52 Bomber | Firstpost America | N18G A passenger SkyWest jet, operating as Delta Connection flight, narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with a US Air Force B-52 strategic bomber while approaching Minot,
SkyWest near-miss: B-52 crew 'not told' by Minot tower of incoming MSP flight originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Officials at Minot Air Force Base say that pilots on one of its B-52 bombers was not informed of an incoming Delta service from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, which resulted in a near-miss in North Dakota.
The B-52 crossed the grandstand at the fairgrounds at 7:50 p.m. and headed west to clear the tower’s airspace before returning to the base.
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The incident is detailed in a video taken by a passenger and posted to social media as Delta Flight 3788 approached the Minot International Airport