Debris from 2 aircrafts that crashed throughout an airshow at Dallas Executive Airport rest on the ground Saturday, Nov. 12,2022 (AP Photo/LM Otero) The Associated Press By LM OTERO and JILL BLEED, Associated Press DALLAS (AP)– Six individuals were eliminated after 2 historical military aircrafts clashed and crashed to the ground Saturday afternoon throughout a Dallas air program, authorities stated. “According to our Dallas County Medical Examiner, there are an overall of 6 casualties from the other day’s Wings over Dallas air program event,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted Sunday. He stated authorities are continuing to work to determine the victims. Emergency situation teams raced to the crash scene at the Dallas Executive Airport, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the city’s downtown. News video from the scene revealed crumpled wreckage of the aircrafts in a grassy location inside the airport boundary. Dallas Fire-Rescue informed The Dallas Morning News that there were no reported injuries amongst individuals on the ground. Anthony Montoya saw the 2 aircrafts clash. Political Cartoons “I simply stood there. I remained in total shock and shock,” stated Montoya, 27, who participated in the air program with a pal. “Everybody around was gasping. Everyone was rupturing into tears. Everyone remained in shock.” Authorities did not define the number of individuals were inside each aircraft, however Hank Coates, president of the business that placed on the airshow, stated among the aircrafts, a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, usually has a team of 4 to 5 individuals. The other, a P-63 Kingcobra fighter aircraft, has a single pilot. No paying clients were on the airplane, stated Coates, of Commemorative Air Force, which likewise owned the airplanes. Their airplane are zipped extremely trained volunteers, typically retired pilots, he stated. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson stated the National Transportation Safety Board had actually taken control of the crash scene, with regional cops and fire offering assistance. “The videos are heartbreaking,” Johnson stated on Twitter. The airplanes clashed and crashed around 1: 20 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration stated in a declaration. The accident took place throughout the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas program. Victoria Yeager, the widow of renowned Air Force test pilot Chuck Yeager and herself a pilot, was likewise at the program. She didn’t see the accident, however did see the burning wreckage. “It was crushed,” stated Yeager, 64, who resides in Fort Worth. “We were simply hoping they had actually all gone out, however we understood
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