WATCH: Two planes collide mid-air throughout Wings Over Dallas air present

Two planes collided within the air Saturday over the Dallas Govt Airport in Texas.

The Wings Over Dallas Airshow was on full show when a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crashed into Bell P-63 King Cobra from behind. Each planes instantly went right into a nostril dive earlier than crashing right into a runway and exploding.

There have been six crew members within the planes that didn't survive the crash, in line with a report. Fatalities haven't been verified by native authorities.

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"As a lot of you've gotten now seen, we now have had a horrible tragedy in our metropolis right this moment throughout an airshow. Many particulars stay unknown or unconfirmed right now," Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson wrote on Fb. "The [National Transportation Safety Board] has taken command of the crash scene with the Dallas Police Division and Dallas Fireplace-Rescue persevering with to supply help. The movies are heartbreaking. Please, say a prayer for the souls who took to the sky to entertain and educate our households right this moment."

The B-17 Flying Fortress was certainly one of 5 B-17 planes nonetheless actively flying in line with the Commemorative Air Pressure. In the meantime the U.S. Military Air Pressure by no means used the P-63 in fight, however some have been used for coaching, with a complete of three,305 planes produced.