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The crew of a B-52H Stratofortress that had a near-miss with a civilian airliner near Minot International Airport last Friday told air traffic control they were nearby, but were not informed a passenger jet was in the area, the Air Force said. The passenger jet, flight 3788 from SkyWest Airlines, was on approach to land at the Minot airport the …

A Google Maps image shows Minot International Airport’s close proximity to the North Dakota fairground. An airliner that was approaching the airport from the southeast deviated course into an abrupt go-around on Friday — at around the same time a bomber performed a flyover at the fair. Screenshot by NPR/Google Maps hide caption toggle caption Screenshot by NPR/Google Maps SkyWest …

At that point, the pilot decided the safest thing to do was to turn behind it. “Sorry about the aggressive maneuver,” the pilot told passengers. “It is not normal at all. I don’t know why they didn’t tell us about it. It was not fun. I do apologize for it. Thank you for understanding. Not a fun day at work.” …

The pilot of a SkyWest flight told passengers Friday night that he performed an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid an apparent B-52 military aircraft in-flight as he came in for a landing in Minot, North Dakota — then apologized for the sudden move. The airline said in a statement that SkyWest flight 3788, operating as Delta Connection on a flight from …

Delta pilot forced to make ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid mid-air collision with B-52 bomber  WSB-TV Delta regional pilot makes ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid B-52 collision  ABC News SkyWest flight performed ‘go-around’ to avoid colliding with a second aircraft  NBC News Pilot makes ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid collision with B-52 bomber  The Washington Post Delta regional jet pilot apologizes to passengers for ‘aggressive maneuver’ to …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A pilot flying a Delta Air Lines regional jet on Friday apologized to his passengers after making a hard turn to avoid colliding with a US Air Force B-52 bomber, audio from the incident shows. The incident occurred on SkyWest Flight 3788, which was operating as a Delta Connection flight, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Minot, North …

MINOT, N.D (KMOT/Gray News) – A commercial pilot made an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber. According to AviationA2Z, the close call happened aboard a SkyWest flight 3788, operating as a Delta Connection, to Minot International Airport (MOT). A near-collision occurred close to Minot Saturday night involving a B-52 bomber and a …

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – UPDATE (7/20/25 4:41 P.M.): Monica Green says the incident occurred Friday night. ORIGINAL STORY: A SkyWest Flight operating as a Delta connection between Minneapolis and Minot turned into a tense and quiet ride for passengers after pilots took evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber. According to AviationA2Z, the …

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Pilot Of Delta Air Flight Performs ‘Aggressive Maneuver’ To Avoid Mid-Air Collision With B-52 Bomber  PYOK “Nobody Warned Us!”: Delta Passengers Applaud Pilot After Terrifying Near-Miss With Military B-52 Bomber  View from the Wing Delta Pilots Avoid Mid-Air Collision with US Air Force B-52 bomber  Aviation A2Z Source link