![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/moment-two-planes-collide-in-mid-air-during-dallas-airshow/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TELEMMGLPICT000316026347_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq_Yc98rkRE0zMijRd9wXErtkM9MM8VM3G1BxlGUO4L8Q.jpeg&description=Jason Evans, a Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman, told the Dallas Morning News that the crash occurred at around 1.30pm above the Dallas Executive Airport. Witnesses say debris is strewn over Highway 67 in Texas, where Fire Rescue authorities say the large fire has broken out. Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have launched investigations, with the latter taking the lead and providing updates, officials said. The Wings Over Dallas event is described as the country's premiere World War Two airshow. Dallas Fire-Rescue said they have not yet confirmed how many people were on the aircraft, or if anyone survived. It was also unclear whether anyone had sustained injuries from falling debris. In a statement following the crash, Mayor Eric Johnson called the crash a "terrible tragedy". 'The videos are heartbreaking,' he wrote on Twitter. 'Please say a prayer for the souls who took to the sky to entertain and educate our families today.' The B-17, a four-engine bomber, played a major role in winning the air war against Germany in World War II. With a workhorse reputation, it became one of the most produced bombers ever. The P-63 Kingcobra was a fighter aircraft developed during the same war by Bell Aircraft but used in combat only by the Soviet Air Force. One of the last major crashes of a B-17 was on October 2, 2019, when seven people died in an accident at an airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.){kind=link}
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided before crashing to the ground, the Federal Aviation Administration said
Two World War II era planes have crashed following a mid-air collision at an airshow in Dallas.
Video posted online shows a Boeing B17 Flying Fortress bomber being torn apart as it collides with a Bell P-63 Kingcobra.
The Kingcobra, which appears to have broken in half, then plummets to the ground before being engulfed in flames
The horrifying collision took place at the Commemorative Air Force’s Wings Over Dallas Show in Dallas, Texas, US.