US EditionFAA and SkyWest Probe Near Miss Between Delta Jet and B-52 Bomber
MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA, JUL 20 – Delta Connection flight DL3788 pilot performed a sudden evasive maneuver to avoid a B-52 bomber due to lack of prior warning and limited radar, ensuring all 90 passengers landed safely.
- A pilot on Delta flight 3788 executed an 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid a mid-air collision with a B-52 bomber near Minot, North Dakota, as reported in a viral TikTok video uploaded by the pilot.
- SkyWest flight 3788 performed a go-around upon spotting another aircraft and landed safely in Minot, North Dakota.
- The incident is currently under investigation by SkyWest Airlines, while the Federal Aviation Administration is gathering information on the event.
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‘Nobody Told Us About the Bomber’: A Delta Pilot’s Chilling Near Miss
It wasn’t war, weather, or mechanical failure that nearly brought down Flight 3788—it was a blind sky, a bomber on autopilot, and a rural system running on hope and habit. #NearMiss #B52Stratofortress #AviationSafety #MilitaryAviation #DeltaFlight3788 #AirTrafficControl #MidAirScare #MinotIncident #SkiesOnAlert
Close-call caught on video at RDU runway; FAA investigating
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The FAA is investigating what went wrong at Raleigh-Durham International Airport when one plane had to suddenly go around another on the runway. The close-call was caught on video last week. In it, an American Airlines plane was taking off as a United Airlines jet was headed toward the RDU runway, then, instead of landing, changed course and flew around it. The good news, it worked. There was no near miss and no reports o…
One sudden turn, then another. Only an "aggressive" maneuver of a scheduled pilot avoided a tragedy in the skies of North Dakota, in the United States. A regional aircraft operated...
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