US: 6 dead after two World War-era planes collide in midair at Texas airshow

Six people died after two World War II-era military planes collided in midair and crashed during an airshow in Dallas, Texas, CNN reported.

The Spokesperson of the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office said, “We can confirm that there are six (fatalities).” More than 40 fire rescue units responded to the scene after the two vintage planes – a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra – went down during the Wings Over Dallas airshow.

Dallas’s mayor described the video footage of the crash as “heartbreaking,” the planes are seen breaking apart in midair after the collision, then hitting the ground within seconds, before bursting into flames, reported CNN.(ANI)