A historic military plane crashes after colliding with another plane during an airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas on Saturday.
\nAccording to international media, two vintage military planes have collided in midair and crashed during an air show in the US state of Texas.
\nThe collision on Saturday caused the planes to plummet to the ground and explode into a ball of flames, sending black smoke billowing into the sky.
\nIt was not clear how many people were injured or killed.
\nThe incident involved a World War II-era Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighter flying at the Wings Over Dallas Airshow at Dallas Executive Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
\nEmergency crews rushed to the site of the crash, airport officials said on Twitter, but it was unclear how many people were on board the two aircraft, the FAA said.
\nHank Coates, the president and CEO of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), a group dedicated to the preservation of World War Two combat aircraft, told a news conference the B-17 typically has a crew of four to five people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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