Passenger jet pilot makes hard midair turn to avoid B-52 bomber
A passenger jet made a hard turn midair on Friday to avoid a collision with a B-52 bomber, according to the pilot and the Air Force.
SkyWest Flight 3788, operating as Delta Connection from Minneapolis, landed safely in Minot, N.D., after the pilot “performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible in their flight path,” a SkyWest spokesperson to The Hill.
SkyWest is investigating the incident, the spokesperson added.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it is also investigating the incident, in a statement to NewsNation.
An Air Force spokesperson said it is “looking into the matter” and confirmed that “a B-52 aircraft........
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