Dallas Executive Mid-Air / B-17 - P-63

[melax]

Just so Sad !!
Wondering if the P-63 got into the Wake like the XB-70 and the chase plane ?
He was closing in pretty fast, G-LOC ?? Medical event ??
Left descending turn into the mid-fuselage of the B-17, Miss-calculated rejoin ? Loss of visual ?

‘Terrible tragedy in our city’: Planes crash during air show at Dallas Executive Airport

Two vintage war planes collided in midair Saturday afternoon during a Dallas airshow, scattering debris and exploding into a fireball that sent a plume of...

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Mid-air collision Accident Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress N7227C, Saturday 12 November 2022

On November 12, 2022, about 1322 central standard time, a Boeing B-17G, N7227C, and a Bell P-63F, N6763, collided in flight during a performance at the Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) W...

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Mid-air collision Accident Bell P-63F-1-BE Kingcobra N6763, Saturday 12 November 2022

On November 12, 2022, about 1322 central standard time, a Boeing B-17G, N7227C, and a Bell P-63F, N6763, collided in flight during a performance at the Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) W...

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B-17 involved.

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[CFIT99]

That’s incredibly sad, almost took my daughter to this

 

[USMCmech]

I was going to be there today, but everyone in my house is recovering from a cold.

Breaks my heart to see.

 

[chrisreedrules]

Awful. A

 

[Wardogg]

Jesus.

 

[Murdoughnut]

My kid keeps saying he wants a ride in a B-17 and I keep trying to talk him out of it. ReLly hope they weren’t giving rides.

 

[MikeD]

Was this a planned or impromptu rejoin, or just a midair where he didn’t see the B-17, I wonder? Any radio comms would be interesting to see what they may reveal.

 

[GolfChuck]

My kid keeps saying he wants a ride in a B-17 and I keep trying to talk him out of it. ReLly hope they weren’t giving rides.

This plane does give rides, back in 2017 they brought it to my airport for that purpose, however I doubt any paying customers ride during an airshow.

 

[Wardogg]

 

[GolfChuck]

 

[FlyingAccountant]

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Dare I ask what those boxes are supposed to be highlighting?

 

[GolfChuck]

camera autofocus?

 

[Wardogg]

Dare I ask what those boxes are supposed to be highlighting?

I think its just focal points from the camera. I grabbed it from another aviation group.

 

[fholbert]

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Is that picture is real? I don’t think it is.

Here is the other aircraft involved.

 

[SteveC]

Is that picture is real? I don’t think it is.

Looks like it matches the videos pretty well, at least to me.

 

[Murdoughnut]

They were doing paid rides that day, and were sold out. But I saw another video that showed a swarm of WWII era planes flying together as tge accident happened. I’ve seen the Confederate Air Force do that part of the show years ago, and I would assume you can’t have paying pax on board while doing that type of formation flying per the regs.

 

[Finny]

Is that picture is real? I don’t think it is.

It’s real. I don’t recommend watching the video…

 

[Finny]

They were doing paid rides that day, and were sold out. But I saw another video that showed a swarm of WWII era planes flying together as tge accident happened. I’ve seen the Confederate Air Force do that part of the show years ago, and I would assume you can’t have paying pax on board while doing that type of formation flying per the regs.

From what I’ve gathered it sounds like it might have been one of the final passes of the Tora show, so no riders hopefully.

 

[USMCmech]

From what I’ve gathered it sounds like it might have been one of the final passes of the Tora show, so no riders hopefully.

That would be a small blessing. 1 on the aircobra, 3 on the B-17 are minimum crew for airshows.

I read elsewhere this was going to be the B-17 PICs last show.

 

[Boris Badenov]

Just off the cuff I don't think either crew knew the other was there at all. Which of course raises the question of how the hell that could possibly happen.