B-17, P-63 Collide at Wings Over Dallas

Following the incident, the National Transportation Safety Board took command of the crash site.

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Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 05:17 PM ET

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The B-17 ‘Texas Raiders’ from the Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing. [Courtesy: Jim Allen]

Key Takeaways:

Two iconic vintage aircraft, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (Texas Raiders) and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, were lost in a midair collision.
The accident occurred on Saturday during the Wings Over Dallas airshow.
The status of the pilots and crew from both aircraft is currently unknown, and the NTSB and FAA have launched investigations into the incident.

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Two iconic vintage aircraft—a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Texas Raiders, and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra—were lost in a midair collision on Saturday during the Wings Over Dallas airshow.

As of Saturday afternoon, the status of the pilots and crew on the aircraft had not yet been released by officials.