DALLAS — Six people were killed Saturday afternoon after a World War II bomber and a fighter aircraft collided during an airshow in Dallas, Texas, officials said.
According to The Associated Press, six people were killed Saturday after two planes collided during the Wings Over Dallas air show.
According to the AP, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Saturday that a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided at around 1:20 p.m. during the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas show.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said that the National Transportation Safety Board is taking control of the crash scene with the help from police and fire crew in Dallas, according to the AP.
According to the AP, the B-17 is a large four-engine bomber and was a cornerstone of U.S. air power during World War II. The Kingcobra, a U.S. fighter plane, was used mostly by Soviet forces during the war. Most B-17s were scrapped at the end of World War II and only a handful remain today, largely featured at museums and air shows, according to Boeing.
Wings Over Dallas bills itself as “America’s Premier World War II Airshow,” according to a website advertising the event. The show was scheduled for Nov. 11-13, Veterans Day weekend, and guests were to see more than 40 World War II-era aircrafts, the AP reported.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board were launching investigations.
The investigation is ongoing.
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