Six people were killed after a pair of vintage military aircraft collided Saturday, the Dallas County Medical Examiner's office says.
Six people are dead after two World War II-era military planes collided in midair and crashed at Dallas Executive Airport during an airshow Saturday afternoon, killing all on board, the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office said Sunday. “We can confirm that there are six ,” a spokesperson for the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office told CNN in a phone call.
.” The Commemorative Air Force identified both aircraft as based in Houston. “Currently we do not have information on the status of the flight crews as emergency responders are working the accident,” a statement from the group said, adding it is working with local authorities and the FAA. No spectators or others on the ground were reported injured, although the debris field from the collision includes the Dallas Executive Airport grounds, Highway 67 and a nearby strip mall.
launches go-team The FAA was leading the investigation into the air show crash on Saturday, but it was set to be turned over to the once its team reached the scene, Coates said. On Saturday evening, the said it is dispatching a team to investigate the collision. The team, which consists of technical experts who are regularly sent to plane crash sites, is expected to arrive on Sunday, the agency said. According to Coates, the individuals flying the aircraft in CAF airshows are volunteers and follow a strict training process. Many of them are airline pilots, retired airline pilots or retired military pilots. “The maneuvers that they were going through were not dynamic at all,” Coates noted.
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