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Why a Delta Jet’s Near-Miss With a B-52 Exposes Gaps in U.S. Airspace SafetyFor those of you on the right-hand side, you probably saw the airplane kind of sort of coming at us. Nobody told us about it, and so we continued,” said the SkyWest pilot, whose voice trembled with residual adrenaline,
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While there are lessons to be learned from this incident that shouldn't have happened, it had the best possible outcome, with everyone walking away unharmed.
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 pilot on a SkyWest Airlines flight operated by Delta was forced to perform an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a midair collision with a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber.
A SkyWest flight, acting as a Delta connection between Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota, was cleared for landing on Friday when the pilot “performed a go-around” to avoid colliding with a B-52 bomber, the airline said.
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MINOT, N.D. – Passengers on a Delta Airlines flight operated by SkyWest got a scare after a near miss with a B-52 near Minot Friday. The pilot of the flight from Minneapolis to Minot apologized to passengers for what he called an aggressive maneuver. He says he was cleared to land when he noticed the B-52 and had to take action.