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Air traffic controllers didn’t warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says

Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn’t inform an Air Force bomber’s crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the natio...

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B-52 bomber wasn’t warned about approaching Delta plane before shocking near-miss in North Dakota: Air Force

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Air Force Probing Why Passenger Jet Had to Make 'Aggressive Maneuver' to Avoid B-52 Bomber

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Recording highlights pilot's apology after "aggressive maneuver"

A pilot apologized on Friday night for an apparent close call in the sky with a B-52 bomber while traveling from Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota.

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SkyWest Plane Aborts Landing to Avoid Midair Collision With B-52 Bomber

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Commercial airliner, military aircraft avoid near miss over Minot

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SkyWest Plane Does 'Aggressive Maneuver' To Avoid Midair Collision With B-52, Pilot Says

“Sorry about the aggressive maneuver,” the pilot, who has not been named in reports, said, according to a video from the plane verified by NBC News.

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Delta regional jet pilot apologizes to passengers for ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid a B-52 bomber

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

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Air Force says B-52 crew wasn't told of passenger jet before near-miss

Video of the aftermath of the near-miss was widely shared online, and the Air Force has now released its timeline of the incident.

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

A civilian aircraft was forced to take a sharp turn near Minot Air Force Base as a B-52 Stratofortress flew near it Friday evening.

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A private company runs the control tower where a B-52 got too close to a passenger jet. It’s more common than you might think

The Minot, North Dakota control tower where a Delta Air Lines regional jet had to perform an “aggressive maneuver,” to avoid colliding with an Air Force B-52 bomber, isn’t staffed by the Federal Aviation Administration,

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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 Dakota. "Not a fun day at work."

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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.

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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.

Investigation underway after SkyWest flight's close call with B-52 bomber

An investigation is underway after a pilot on a Delta-operated SkyWest flight said it avoided an apparent near-collision with an Air Force B-52 bomber over North Dakota. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the latest.

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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.