US Air Force, FAA responds to passenger plane-B-52 incident
The U.S. Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration released statements on Monday in response to reports that a near-miss incident occurred Friday evening involving a passenger plane and a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber as the passenger plane approached to land at the Minot International Airport. The pilot of a Delta Connection regional jet told passengers after the incident on Friday that he had to perform an aggressive maneuver to avoid collision with the military aircraft that was in the path they were directed to use. The Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs Office issued an ...