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SkyWest near-miss: B-52 crew 'not told' by Minot tower of incoming MSP flight originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Officials at Minot Air Force Base say that pilots on one of its B-52 bombers was not informed of an incoming Delta service from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, which resulted in a near-miss in North Dakota.
A SkyWest pilot’s last-second decision could have prevented a collision that air-traffic controllers may not have foreseen
What Kadrmas also wound up catching was faint footage of Delta Flight 3788, which is operated by SkyWest, heading into the same airspace as the bomber. “I didn’t think this would be a disaster at the time as the smaller plane was difficult to see from the stands," he said.
A passenger who was aboard the SkyWest flight that turned "out of the blue" to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota.
The B-52 crossed the grandstand at the fairgrounds at 7:50 p.m. and headed west to clear the tower’s airspace before returning to the base.
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A SkyWest pilot made a sharp turn during a flight over North Dakota to avoid a military plane he said was in his path.
Sorry about the aggressive maneuver,” an airline pilot told passengers after sharply banking to avoid a B-52 over North Dakota. "Not a fun day at work."