The FAA identified the two airplanes as Bell P-63 Kingcobra and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, but the number of passengers on board both planes either was still unclear.
Six people are feared dead after two vintage airplanes collided midair at Dallas Executive Airport on Saturday afternoon. The collision happened around 1:20 pm when a World War II-era P-63 Kingcobra slammed into a B-17 plane in midair at the Wings Over Dallas Airshow. Videos taken by witnesses captured the horrifying moment the midair collision took place.
There was no immediate word from authorities on the number of passengers or whether there were any injuries on the ground. Nevertheless, an ABC News producer tweeted that at least six individuals, all crew members, were believed to be dead as a result of the crash, citing information from a coworker.
The FAA identified the two airplanes as Bell P-63 Kingcobra and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, but the number of passengers on board both planes either was still unclear. However, according to an ABC News report, a spokesperson for the Commemorative Air Force, which sponsored the event, there were reportedly five crew members on the B-17 and one on the single-seat P-63.
« A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided and crashed at the Wings Over Dallas Airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Texas around 1:20 p.m. local time Saturday, » the Federal Aviation Administration said. « At this time, it is unknown how many people were on both aircraft.
