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Delta Pilot Makes 'Aggressive Maneuver' To Avoid B-52 Bomber

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Delta Pilot Abruptly Avoids B-52 During Approach, Apologizes To Passengers For 'Aggressive Maneuver'
While there are lessons to be learned from this incident that shouldn't have happened, it had the best possible outcome, with everyone walking away unharmed.

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Delta Regional Flight Performs ‘Aggressive Maneuver’ To Avoid B-52 Near Minot
Delta regional pilot makes 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid midair collision with B-52 bomber
A pilot made sharp turn to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota
The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota made an unexpected sharp turn to avoid a possible midair collision with a military B-52 bomber that was in its flight path over the weekend.

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Recording highlights pilot's apology after "aggressive maneuver"
Hear pilot apologize for making an ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid B-52 bomber
SkyWest Flight Aborts Landing to Avoid Midair Collision Near Military Base
After the SkyWest plane landed safely on Friday, the pilot told passengers that he had made an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid hitting a military aircraft, according to a recording of his remarks that...

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Delta regional jet pilot apologizes to passengers for ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid a B-52 bomber
Passenger describes moment flight turned to avoid B-52 bomber
Minot Air Force Base says B-52 crew was not advised of incoming plane during flyover
The B-52 crossed the grandstand at the fairgrounds at 7:50 p.m. and headed west to clear the tower’s airspace before returning to the base.
SkyWest near-miss: B-52 crew 'not told' by Minot tower of incoming MSP flight
SkyWest near-miss: B-52 crew 'not told' by Minot tower of incoming MSP flight originally appeared on Bring Me The News. 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.
FAA Launches Investigation After Delta Jet’s Near Miss With B-52 Bomber
A near miss between a Delta regional jet and a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber over North Dakota is now under federal investigation. The incident happened Friday as SkyWest flight 3788, operating as a Delta Connection from Minneapolis to Minot,
Delta flight halts takeoff as another jet lands on runway in Mexico City
A Delta flight had just begun its takeoff roll at Benito Juárez Mexico City International Airport when a regional jet appeared to fly over the plane and land in front of it on the same runway, forcing the Delta pilots to hit the brakes.
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 was on an approved flight path.
A Pilot Made Sharp Turn to Avoid a B-52 Bomber Over North Dakota, Then Took to the Mic to Explain
A SkyWest pilot made a sharp turn during a flight over North Dakota to avoid a military plane he said was in his path
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