Two World War II planes collide at Texas air show | VIDEO

Two World War II planes collided during an air show Saturday in Dallas, Texas, US authorities announced, without providing a death toll.

A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a Bell P-63 KingCobra fighter collided mid-air at 1:20 p.m. local time (1920 GMT), the aviation regulatory agency (FAA) said in a statement.

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“At this time we do not know how many people were on board,” added the FAA, which opened an investigation.

⚠️ GRAPHIC VIDEO: A mid-air collision involving two planes near the Dallas Executive Airport, today. The accident took place during the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow at 1:25 pm, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue. A @FOX4 viewer took this video. @FOX4 is working for more details. pic.twitter.com/jdA6Cpb9Ot

— David Sentendrey (@DavidSFOX4) November 12, 2022

Witnesses uploaded videos of the accident to the networks, in one of which one of the devices seems to break before hitting the ground.

A mid-air collision involving two planes near Dallas Executive Airport today. The crash took place during the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow at 1:25 p.m., according to Dallas Fire-Rescue. pic.twitter.com/YzloTmW17T

— Between Wars (@entreguerras2) November 12, 2022

Two planes collided near Dallas Executive Airport during the Wings Over Dallas Airshow.

Twitter video @BNODesk pic.twitter.com/BXPsGfI1i9

— Joaquín López-Dóriga (@lopezdoriga) November 12, 2022

The “Dallas Executive” airport, located about 10 km south of the city, tweeted an “incident” during a display of military aircraft from the 1940s, organized as part of the 9/11 holiday long weekend. november.

#IMPORTANT A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra aircraft collided during a show in Dallas, according to the FAA.

It is not clear how many people were on board the bomber and the fighter plane.

All the details: https://t.co/FMmyfQD8lO pic.twitter.com/zDo0k5TYSF

— Joaquín López-Dóriga (@lopezdoriga) November 12, 2022

2 planes collide at Dallas Executive Airport. The accident took place during the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow, a World War II-themed air show.

There are more than 40 rescue units and collision zone ambulances.#PeriodismoUNAH pic.twitter.com/bA4w18f1qv

— Jerson Sauceda (@JersonSauceda) November 12, 2022

Firefighters said they were dispatched to the scene, but no other information is available at this time.

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