Delta Regional Pilot Forced to Make 'Aggressive Maneuver'
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The Delta service, operated by SkyWest, was forced into an 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid the bomber. Officials at Minot Air Force Base say that pilots on one of its B-52 bombers was not informed of an incoming Delta service from Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport, which resulted in a near-miss in North Dakota.
A SkyWest flight, acting as a Delta connection between Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota, was cleared for landing on Friday when the pilot “performed a go-around” to avoid colliding with a B-52 bomber, the airline said.
The pilot of the SkyWest flight apologized to passengers after having to make an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid what he identified as a B-52 bomber near Minot.
A concertgoer at the state fair captures the two planes around the time of a near miss in the skies above Minot
A SkyWest pilot made a sharp turn during a flight over North Dakota to avoid a military plane he said was in his path