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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jack Dura and Margery A. Beck

A pilot made sharp turn to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, then took to the mic to explain

Plane Maneuver Bomber - (Mike Kennedy Governor's Office State of North Dakota)

The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota carried out an unexpected sharp turn and later apologized to passengers, explaining that he made the move after spotting a military plane in his flight path.

The Friday incident is detailed in a video taken by a passenger and posted to social media as Delta Flight 3788 approached the Minot International Airport for landing. In the video, the SkyWest pilot can be heard over the plane's intercom system explaining that he made the sharp left turn after spotting a B-52 bomber in his flight path.

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