November 2022 Dallas Airshow Collision

[ChuckMK23]

Tragic, awful mishap at Dallas airshow a few mins ago - CAF B-17 and another aircraft mid-air. Postings all over social media.

 

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Know which B17? I am looking at Sentimental Journey now. She is safe.

Sitting at my Chapter of AAHF talking about our in process exemption from the FAA. This will not help.

 

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One of our members is a pro photog. A colleague of his saw the whole thing. B-17 Texas Raiders and CAF P-63.

 

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Eye witness report. B-17 making low pass. P-63 and other Texas Wing aircraft making circling passes. P-63 hit the tail of the B-17.

 

[jmcquate]

Just saw the video............................Jesus!

 

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Only relief is likely no pax since it was an airshow performance.

 

[ChuckMK23]

Only relief is likely no pax since it was an airshow performance.

Have a local CAP colleague that regularly crews this plane and flies as FE - trying to determine his status.

 

[Griz882]

There is a video on Facebook that really shows the hit…just horrible.

 

[ChuckMK23]

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

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

www.flyingmag.com

 

[Griz882]

Have a local CAP colleague that regularly crews this plane and flies as FE - trying to determine his status.

How old is he? I’ll be the one to say it, I haven’t seen a CAF pilot under the age of 75 flying a WWII airframe…and that is just too old for those aircraft. And @ChuckMK23 I hope your colleague is safe and sound.

 

[Griz882]

A mid-air collision was captured at the Wings Over Dallas airshow at Dallas Executive Airport. According to WFAA, a B-17 was involved. #aviation... | By Aviation for Aviators | Facebook

A mid-air collision was captured at the Wings Over Dallas airshow at Dallas Executive Airport. According to WFAA, a B-17 was involved. #aviation...

fb.watch

 

[jmcquate]

From other angles it looks like they were doing a parade oval around show center with fast and slow movers. On a side note, the P-39, and P-63 had horrible cockpit visibility.

 

[Griz882]

From other angles it looks like they were doing a parade oval around show center with fast and slow movers. On a side note, the P-39, and P-63 had horrible cockpit visibility.

Just tragic and horrible. It looks like a scene from a WWII movie.

 

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How old is he? I’ll be the one to say it, I haven’t seen a CAF pilot under the age of 75 flying a WWII airframe…and that is just too old for those aircraft. And @ChuckMK23 I hope your colleague is safe and sound.

In the last year AAHF instituted new age and medical requirements for pilots. We really do need some younger members. If I was a former military helo guy I would jump at a chance to fly historic aircraft at little to no cost. But kids, these days, they are not joiners. Whether bowling league, VFW, America Leagion or a fraternity.

 

[KODAK]

How old is he? I’ll be the one to say it, I haven’t seen a CAF pilot under the age of 75 flying a WWII airframe…and that is just too old for those aircraft.

There is a massive group of eminently qualified, highly experienced, and incredibly safe aviators flying CAF warbirds across the USA, to include the gentleman pictured who I was privileged to meet today. His face is likely a familiar one to those who post here.. Anyway, as per normal maybe it’s a good idea to keep speculation to a minimum until the professionals can do their jobs - not one of us knows the full picture of what happened in Texas today, nor will we until the investigators do their work.