B-52 bomber nearly hit two different planes in North Dakota last month, NTSB says
B-52 bomber nearly hit two different planes in North Dakota last month, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that shortly after an airliner made an aggressive maneuver to avoid colliding with a B-52 last month over North Dakota, the bomber nearly collided with a small private plane as it flew past the Mi…
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, reporting on a near-collision incident involving a B-52 bomber and other aircraft. The article presents the information in a relatively neutral tone, although the focus on the near-collision could be seen as slightly sensationalized. Minor details, such as the exact type of private plane involved in the second near-miss, remain unverified by the provided sources.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: A B-52 bomber nearly hit two different planes in North Dakota last month.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms a near-collision between a B-52 and a SkyWest jet.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms a Delta regional jet made an evasive maneuver to avoid a B-52 bomber.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms FAA investigation into a near miss between a SkyWest jet and a B-52 bomber.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is involved.
- Verification Source #4: Pete Muntean's X post confirms NTSB involvement.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: The first near-collision involved an airliner making an aggressive maneuver.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms a Delta regional jet made an "aggressive maneuver".
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: The B-52 nearly collided with a small private plane as it flew past the...
- Verification Source #1: Does not mention a small private plane, but focuses on the SkyWest jet incident.
- Verification Source #2: Does not mention a small private plane.
- Verification Source #3: Does not mention a small private plane.
- Assessment: Unverified. While the article claims two near misses, the provided sources only explicitly confirm the SkyWest/Delta incident.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: "Near-collision between B-52 and SkyWest jet was caught on camera"
- Source 2: "A Delta regional jet on approach to Minot, North Dakota, made an 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber."