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The National Interest on MSN2h
An Air Force B-52 Nearly Collides with a Civilian Airliner
The B-52 can fly at a top speed of Mach 0.86, outpacing the maximum operating speed for commercial airlines. A near collision ...
TheFirstHammer on MSN6d
The B-52 Stratofortress: A Look at the History and Enduring Power of America's Heavy Bomber
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is one of the most iconic heavy bombers in history, and in 2015, it marked an incredible ...
How US passenger airline pilot avoided mid-air collision with a B-52 bomber
A Delta Connection flight operated by SkyWest was forced to make a sharp evasive turn during its approach to Minot, North ...
RTX's Pratt & Whitney celebrates a century of flight
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, today celebrates one hundred years since being incorporated and revolutionizing military and commercial aviation with its R-1340 Wasp radial engine. A ...
The American Bazaar1d
Delta flight nearly crashes into B52 bomber in Minneapolis
The Delta airlines pilot was forced to make an “aggressive” evasive manoeuvre to avoid a potential mid-air collision with a U ...
The Aviationist on MSN16h
Delta Regional Flight Performs ‘Aggressive Maneuver’ To Avoid B-52 Near Minot
A civilian pilot was forced to perform what has been described as an "aggressive go-around" to avoid a U.S. Air Force B-52 ...
A Delta pilot narrowly avoided a B-52 collision in North Dakota: 'I don't know why they didn't give us a heads up at all'
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is America's oldest bomber and has been flying for the US Air Force for 70 years.
Air Force Times on MSN1d
Air Force reviewing B-52’s apparent near miss with airliner
Sorry about the aggressive maneuver,” an airline pilot told passengers after sharply banking to avoid a B-52 over North ...
Delta regional pilot makes 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid midair collision with B-52 bomber
The pilot on a SkyWest Airlines flight operated by Delta was forced to perform an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a midair ...
Delta flight from Minneapolis forced into 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid B-52 bomber
The close encounter near Minot International Airport forced the Minneapolis-to-Minot flight into an "aggressive maneuver," with the pilot saying it was "not normal at all." ...
Aviation Week Network3h
USAF Notes FAA Approval Of B-52 Flyover, After SkyWest Event
A planned B-52 bomber flyover that caused a SkyWest Airlines regional jet to perform a go-around near Minot, North Dakota, ...
'Sorry Everybody, I Will Explain...': Delta Airlines' Pilot Performs ‘Aggressive Manoeuvre’ To Avoid Collision With B-52 Bomber In US
The Delta Airlines pilot reportedly executed an “aggressive manoeuvre” to avoid the incoming bomber. As per the passengers of ...