FAA Announces Major Investigation as Details of Texas Air Show Disaster Emerge

Federal authorities are investigating the tragedy that struck on Saturday when two World War II-era planes collided and crashed while performing at the Wings Over Dallas Airshow. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins took to…

IJR SyndicatedNov 13, 20222 min read

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by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA also announced that it and the National Transportation Safety Board would be investigating the incident, with the NTSB spearheading it. The FAA also announced that the only casualties had been those aboard the planes. No one on the ground was injured.

“Authorities will continue working today on the investigation and identification of the deceased,” Jenkins wrote on Twitter. “Please pray for their families and all involved.”

You can see multiple angles of the incident below:

WARNING: The following videos contain content that some viewers may find disturbing

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Here’s a different angle, where you can hear the audible shock and horror of an onlooker:

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And here’s a much closer view of the incident:

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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson took to Twitter to address the incident and, like Jenkins, asked for prayers.

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“The videos are heartbreaking. Please, say a prayer for the souls who took to the sky to entertain and educate our families today,” Johnson said.

While the loss of life does and should take precedence, it would be remiss not to mention the historic artifacts also lost in the crash.

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The two planes involved in the crash, a Bell P-63 Kingcobra and a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, were both lost in the incident. The Kingcobra, while a U.S. fighter plane, was actually mostly used by Soviet forces. The B-17, meanwhile, was one of the most iconic bombers in the U.S. arsenal. Incidentally, most B-17s were actually scrapped following World War II, according to a statement Boeing provided to CBS News.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.