22/07/2025
NEWS OF THE DAY: SkyWest aircraft forced to perform evasive maneuver to avoid B-52 bomber
A SkyWest Airlines Embraer E175 aircraft operating for Delta Air Lines was forced to perform a sharp evasive maneuver to avoid colliding with a B-52H bomber as it was on its final approach to Minot International Airport (MOT), North Dakota, on July 18, 2025.
According to the pilots of Delta Air Line Flight 3788, inbound from Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP), air traffic control had instructed them to turn right upon approach to Minot, when they realized there was another aircraft, which was identified as a B-52 bomber, on their flight path. The control tower then instructed them to turn left, but with the bomber converging on them, they had no option but to bank the aircraft to one side.
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