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The pilot of a commercial airliner has said he needed to make an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid colliding with a US air force B-52 bomber as it landed in Minot, North Dakota, on Friday. The SkyWest airlines pilot said he had been cleared to land on a trip from Minneapolis-St Paul (MSP) to Minot when he spotted the vast nuclear-capable …

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.” …

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 …

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

A regional jet flying on behalf of Delta Air Lines had to make a last minute maneuver to avoid a B-52 bomber, and the level of detail in which the pilot communicated this to passengers is quite something (thanks to PYOK for flagging this)… Delta plane has close call with military jet in North Dakota This incident happened on Thursday, …