The B-52 Bomber that had a near miss with a Skywest passenger plane was not informed of the oncoming aircraft. The Skywest pilot was forced to make an "aggressive maneuver" in order to avoid the Air Force vehicle.

A Delta pilot made an aggressive maneuver to avoid hitting a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, with Air Force stating the B-52 was on an approved flight path.

Video of the aftermath of the near-miss was widely shared online, and the Air Force has now released its timeline of the incident.

A SkyWest pilot said nobody warned them about the B-52 being in the area as they approached Minot International Airport in North Dakota.

A SkyWest pilot demonstrated exceptional airmanship last Friday when he performed what passengers described as an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid a potential mid-air collision with an Air Force B-52 bomber near Minot,

The pilot of a SkyWest flight told passengers that he performed an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid an apparent B-52 military aircraft in-flight, then apologized for the sudden move.