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TheFirstHammer on MSN6d

The B-52 Stratofortress: A Look at the History and Enduring Power of America's Heavy Bomber

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is one of the most iconic heavy bombers in history, and in 2015, it marked an incredible ...
The National Interest on MSN3h

An Air Force B-52 Nearly Collides with a Civilian Airliner

The B-52 can fly at a top speed of Mach 0.86, outpacing the maximum operating speed for commercial airlines. A near collision ...

How US passenger airline pilot avoided mid-air collision with a B-52 bomber

A Delta Connection flight operated by SkyWest was forced to make a sharp evasive turn during its approach to Minot, North ...

RTX's Pratt & Whitney celebrates a century of flight

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, today celebrates one hundred years since being incorporated and revolutionizing military and commercial aviation with its R-1340 Wasp radial engine. A ...
The American Bazaar1d

Delta flight nearly crashes into B52 bomber in Minneapolis

The Delta airlines pilot was forced to make an “aggressive” evasive manoeuvre to avoid a potential mid-air collision with a U ...

B-52 was on FAA-approved flight path before Delta regional jet near miss, Air Force says

A Delta pilot made an aggressive maneuver to avoid hitting a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, with Air Force stating the B-52 ...
The Aviationist on MSN17h

Delta Regional Flight Performs ‘Aggressive Maneuver’ To Avoid B-52 Near Minot

A civilian pilot was forced to perform what has been described as an "aggressive go-around" to avoid a U.S. Air Force B-52 ...

Air Force B-52 forced passenger plane to make ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid collision

A regional flight en route to Minot, North Dakota, was forced to take a sharp and abrupt turn to avoid colliding mid-air with ...
Defense News on MSN1d

Air Force reviewing B-52’s apparent near miss with airliner

Sorry about the aggressive maneuver,” an airline pilot told passengers after sharply banking to avoid a B-52 over North ...

A Delta pilot narrowly avoided a B-52 collision in North Dakota: 'I don't know why they didn't give us a heads up at all'

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is America's oldest bomber and has been flying for the US Air Force for 70 years.

Delta regional pilot makes 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid midair collision with B-52 bomber

The pilot on a SkyWest Airlines flight operated by Delta was forced to perform an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a midair ...

Delta flight from Minneapolis forced into 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid B-52 bomber

The close encounter near Minot International Airport forced the Minneapolis-to-Minot flight into an "aggressive maneuver," with the pilot saying it was "not normal at all." ...