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Close call between a B-52 bomber and a commercial jet over North Dakota puts focus on small airports
The evasive action an airline pilot took to avoid a B-52 bomber in the skies over North Dakota has focused attention on the way small airport towers are often run by private companies without their o...

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FAA investigating SkyWest jet's near miss with B-52 bomber over North Dakota
Air Force Probing Why Passenger Jet Had to Make 'Aggressive Maneuver' to Avoid B-52 Bomber
A pilot made sharp turn to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota
The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota made an unexpected sharp turn to avoid a possible midair collision with a military B-52 bomber that was in its flight path over the weekend.

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Recording highlights pilot's apology after "aggressive maneuver"
SkyWest Plane Aborts Landing to Avoid Midair Collision With B-52 Bomber
Close call between B-52 and passenger jet puts focus on small airports
Passengers were alarmed by the sharp turn and dive the pilot of Delta Flight 3788 executed to avoid the bomber that had just completed a flyover at the State Fair in Minot, and a video shot aboard the...

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Tower failed to warn pilot before near-miss in North Dakota
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Pilot avoids midair collision with B-52 using ‘aggressive maneuver’
Air Force Pilot Wasn't Alerted to Collision Course with Passenger Jet Before Scary Near Miss, Says Official
The B-52 Bomber that had a near miss with a Skywest passenger plane was not informed of the oncoming aircraft. The Skywest pilot was forced to make an "aggressive maneuver" in order to avoid the Air Force vehicle.
Near-collision between B-52 and SkyWest jet was caught on camera
What Kadrmas also wound up catching was faint footage of Delta Flight 3788, which is operated by SkyWest, heading into the same airspace as the bomber. “I didn’t think this would be a disaster at the time as the smaller plane was difficult to see from the stands," he said.
A private company runs the control tower where a B-52 got too close to a passenger jet. It’s more common than you might think
The Minot, North Dakota control tower where a Delta Air Lines regional jet had to perform an “aggressive maneuver,” to avoid colliding with an Air Force B-52 bomber, isn’t staffed by the Federal Aviation Administration,
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Passenger plane avoids midair collision with B-52 military jet over North Dakota: ‘Aggressive maneuver’
"So sorry about the aggressive maneuver, it caught me by surprise. This is not normal at all," the pilot told passengers.
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FAA To Investigate Recent Incident Between SkyWest Jet and B-52
The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it would look into the near collision between a SkyWest Jet and a B-52 that occurred last week
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