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Minot Air Force Base says near-collision over state fair was Minot airport tower mistake
MINOT — The Minot Air Force Base is saying the near-collision of its B-52 bomber and a commercial SkyWest flight was a result of miscommunication from the Minot International Airport tower to the B-52 ...
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Air traffic controllers didn’t warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby commercial plane, the Air Force says
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn’t inform an Air Force bomber’s crew that a ...
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Air Force says B-52 crew wasn’t told of passenger jet before near-miss
Video of the aftermath of the near-miss was widely shared online, and the Air Force has now released its timeline of the ...
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Could AI Have Prevented SkyWest Airliner’s Near Collision with a B-52 Bomber?
A SkyWest pilot’s last-second decision could have prevented a collision that air-traffic controllers may not have foreseen ...
Passenger describes moment SkyWest flight turned to avoid B-52 bomber: Like "a sharp turn on a roller coaster"
A passenger who was aboard the SkyWest flight that turned "out of the blue" to avoid a B-52 bomber​ over North Dakota.
SkyWest near-miss: B-52 crew 'not told' by Minot tower of incoming MSP flight
The Delta service, operated by SkyWest, was forced into an 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid the bomber. Officials at Minot Air Force Base say that pilots on one of its B-52 bombers was not informed of ...