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

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

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

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 nation's latest air safety scare.

A SkyWest pilot performed a sharp turn, startling passengers, to avoid colliding with the B-52 bomber that he said was in his flight path as he prepared to land Friday at Minot International Airport.

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