A Delta Air Lines Connection pilot made an abrupt evasive turn to avoid a near miss with a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber over North Dakota, then apologized to shaken passengers over the intercom, calling the military aircraft "kind of, sort of coming at us."
The incident occurred on Friday as SkyWest Flight 3788, operating for Delta, approached Minot, North Dakota, around the same time a B-52 was conducting a flyover for the North Dakota State Fair, CNN reported. The regional jet had been cleared to land but was forced to perform a sudden go-around after the bomber unexpectedly appeared in its path.
