The Allied Pilots Association confirmed two of its retired members died in the Texas accident.
Image: AP AT LEAST TWO crew members were killed when two World-War-II-era planes collided in mid-air at a show in Dallas, a pilots association said, with witness footage showing Saturday’s crash ending in a fiery explosion on the ground.
“Our hearts go out to their families, friends, and colleagues past and present,” the group said in a statement on Twitter. Hank Coates, the chief executive of the Commemorative Air Force whose planes were involved in the accident, said the B-17 “normally has a crew of four or five,” while the P-63 is operated by a single-pilot.Multiple videos posted on social media showed dramatic scenes of the smaller plane descending towards the lower-flying B-17 and crashing into it.
The CAF has some 180 vintage aircraft that fly roughly 6,500 hours per year in air shows, tributes to veterans, and training flights, according to Coates.
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