The collision of two vintage military planes during an air show in Texas has left six dead.
David Sentendrey, a reporter at FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, shared footage of the collision over the weekend.
“GRAPHIC VIDEO: A mid-air collision involving two planes near the Dallas Executive Airport, today. The accident took place during the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow at 1:25 p.m., according to Dallas Fire-Rescue,” Sentendrey tweeted.
⚠️ GRAPHIC VIDEO: A mid-air collision involving two planes near the Dallas Executive Airport, today. The accident took place during the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow at 1:25 p.m., according to Dallas Fire-Rescue. A @FOX4 viewer took this video. @FOX4 is working for more details. pic.twitter.com/jdA6Cpb9Ot
— David Sentendrey (@DavidSFOX4) November 12, 2022
Another angle of the collision was shared by the Twitter account Daily Loud.
Terrible situation. Two planes collide during an Air Show at Dallas Executive Airport ??? pic.twitter.com/thokohgJzw
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) November 12, 2022
A spokesperson for the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office told CNN, “We can confirm that there are six (fatalities).”
The two vintage planes that crashed were a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, as the outlet reported.
Terry Barker, a U.S. Army veteran and former Keller city councilman, was identified as one of the victims.
“Terry Barker was beloved by many. He was a friend and someone whose guidance I often sought,” Keller, Texas, Mayor Armin Mizani said in a tribute.
He added, “Even after retiring from serving on the City Council and flying for American Airlines, his love for community was unmistakable.”
Fox News noted Keller is a suburb of Fort Worth and is located roughly 30 miles northwest of the scene of the collision.
National Transportation Safety Board member Michael Graham said during a news conference over the weekend, “Neither aircraft was equipped with a flight data recorder or a cockpit data recorder.”
Graham stressed photos and videos of the incident could be “very critical, since we don’t have any flight data recorders.”
He said the preliminary report is expected in four to six weeks while the full investigation is expected to take 12 to 18 months before the final report will be released, as NBC News reported.
“We’ll look at everything we can, and we’ll let the evidence lead us to the appropriate conclusion,” Graham said.
