B-52, Delta and North Dakota
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Days after a near-miss between a Delta regional plane and a military bomber in North Dakota, radar shows Aeroméxico flight 1631 nearly landed on top of Delta flight 590 on a runway in Mexico City while the Atlanta-bound plane was starting to take off.
Air traffic controllers in North Dakota failed to warn a US Air Force B-52 bomber about an approaching passenger jet, which was forced to take evasive action to avoid a midair collision, the military claimed.
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.
A SkyWest pilot reportedly avoided a collision with a B-52 while approaching for a landing in North Dakota on Friday. Now, authorities are investigating.
So sorry about the aggressive maneuver, it caught me by surprise. This is not normal at all,” the pilot told passengers.
A Coral Springs man is recounting frightening moments aboard a Delta flight that nearly collided with a B-52 bomber in North Dakota last week.
Delta Air Lines flight 3788 nearly collided with another aircraft as it flew from Minneapolis–St. Paul to Minot, North Dakota.