INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two vintage World War Two-era planes have collided and crashed at an air show in the US state of Texas.Footage shows the aircraft striking
each other at a low altitude, breaking one of the aircraft in half
A fireball can be seen as it hits the ground.The planes - one of them a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - were taking part in a commemorative
air show near Dallas.It was not immediately clear how many people were in the two aircraft, but two victims have been named.The Allied
Pilots Association, which represents American Airlines pilots, said Terry Barker and Len Root - two of its former members - were among
people who died in the collision.The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the crash at the Wings Over Dallas Airshow on
scheduled to do a flyover demonstration on Saturday.
The B-17 bomber played a major role in winning the air war against Germany in
WW2.The second plane, a P-63 Kingcobra, was a fighter aircraft used in the same war, but used in combat only by the Soviet Air Force.The
B-17 usually has a crew of about four to five people, while the P-63 has a single pilot, said Hank Coates, from the Commemorative Air Force
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