B-17 Down at Dallas airshow

[Gary]

A seriously disturbing video on Twitter of a B-17 crash at the Dallas Air Show

I’ve removed the link. Reported to be the Texas Raiders B-17 and a P-63

[Mark Owen]

RIP blue sky's.

Regards.

Mark.

[GreenBat]

Horriffic… very difficult veiwing

[reaper493]

Various videos appearing all over of it now.

One hell of an accident.

[Jason Grant]

Shocking scenes, RIP and blue skies to all involved.

[Alf]

Looks like two aircraft involved, a mid air collision.

[PeteHemsley]

God, my heart goes out to those poor souls. One of the worst things I've ever seen.

[sgtangel]

It’s like watching something in a war film! Truly horrific!

[Red-Eye-Knight]

I know there is no swearing aloud on here but holy s**t that was awful to see.

[wolfie138]

i don't understand how the thing came apart, the fuselage and both wings two separate complete pieces. i'd've thought the wings would separate.

[STN RAMP RAT]

i don't understand how the thing came apart, the fuselage and both wings two separate complete pieces. i'd've thought the wings would separate.

the P63 sliced right through the fuselage which is why it broke into two parts, its horrific.

[Red-Eye-Knight]

The P-63 looked to be going very fast compared to the B-17s speed the impact looks horriffic.

[Ghost from above]

Looks like a loss of situational awareness. Awful and unsurvivable. My thoughts go out to the families.

[Blackcat1]

Shocking to see . An awful end . Godbless them all .

[Finty]

Awful, RIP.

[Malcolm]

Talking of 'on-board' it awaits confirmation of minimum crew/min' fatalities on the B-17.

According to a friend of mine, minimum crew on Sally B during displays is 4 persons - pilot, co-pilot and two engineers. The two engineers are required in-case of undercarrage lowering failure, when it takes two 'men' to hand crank down the gear and flaps.

[Undertaker]

ASN saying five onboard the B-17 + 1 on the P-63 all died

[Vulture 01]

Wolfie,
A few years ago I went inside Sally B at Duxford. The structure is very simple, and, to my eyes a bit flimsy. Stringers with a single layer of skin rivetted to it. With the speed of the P63, plus that of the '17, the Kingcobra would have sliced through the rear fuselage pretty easily. Whatever the cause, and who ever got it wrong, a group of aviators died out there yesterday, and that should be a cause of sadness to all who love these old aircraft.

[Nighthawke]

Quite right, people died and respect for their passing should be all that is required here. The speculation argument always comes up but IMHO is unwarranted af the moment especially casting blame. Dignity please.

[The Phantom]

Very sad to see - with the loss of several lives and two aircraft