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On November 12, 2022, two World War II –era aircraft, a B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, collided mid-air and crashed during the Wings Over Dallas air show at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas, United States. [1] The air show, which coincided with Veterans Day commemorations, was organized by the Commemorative Air Force.
The airshow was suspended after the accident. [4] May 25 – A Spitfire crashed in a field during a Battle of Britain event at RAF Coningsby just before 1.20pm, killing the pilot. [5] May 12 – Two jets touch wings during a formation flight at an air show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
July 20 – A pilot was killed when his Miles Magister crashed during at display at Burnaston Airport, near Derby, England. [187] June 8 – Royal Canadian Air Force Avro Canada CF-100 Mk.5 of No. 433 Squadron, North Bay, crashed at a London, Ontario air show after both wings separated from the aircraft.
Nov. 15—The kind of mid-air airplane collision that happened over the weekend at a Dallas air show is rare in the United States and Canada, and in general, air show accidents in those countries ...
On October 19, 2021, a corporate McDonnell Douglas MD-87, registered as N987AK, crashed and caught fire during take-off, 1,600 feet (500 m) from Houston Executive Airport. [1] Those on board, 19 passengers and four crew members, were safely evacuated out of the aircraft. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was subsequently written-off.
The crash was the first fatal crash involving the 737-200. December 20 – In the 1972 Chicago–O'Hare runway collision, Delta Air Lines Flight 954, a Convair CV-880, and North Central Airlines Flight 575, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, collided on the runway due to ATC communication errors, killing 10 people and injuring 17.
Lists of air show accidents and incidents give lists of accidents and incidents at air shows. They include: List of air show accidents and incidents in the 20th century. List of air show accidents and incidents in the 21st century. Categories: Lists of events lists. Aviation accidents and incidents at air shows.
Updated June 8, 2024 at 1:54 PM. A head-on collision in Texas killed seven people and seriously injured two children Thursday, officials said. The crash occurred around 4:40 p.m. local time on FM ...