| Date: | 12-NOV-2022 |
| Time: | 13:21 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| Owner/operator: | American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum |
| Registration: | N7227C |
| MSN: | 32513 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dallas Executive Airport (RBD/KRBD), TX -  United States of America |
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Dallas Executive Airport, TX (RBD/KRBD) |
| Dallas Executive Airport, TX (RBD/KRBD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (N7227C) and a Bell P-63F Kingcobra (N6763) crashed following a mid-air collision during a fly-by at the Wings Over Dallas Airshow at Dallas Executive Airport, Texas, USA (RBD).
The formation of three bomber aircraft (B-17, B-24, B-25) and three fighter aircraft (2x P-51, P63) had departed RBD and were approaching runway 31 for a fly-by. At that time the P-63F Kingcobra crossed the B-17 from behind and impacted the aircraft just aft of the wings, shearing off the rear fuselage and tail section. Both aircraft broke up and crashed on airport terrain.
The occupants of both aircraft. five on the B-17 and the pilot of the P-63, died and both aircraft were destroyed.
1944...Constructed as a B-17G-95-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.
12 July 1945 Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-83872.
16 July 1945 Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 77235 as a PB-1. Transferred from USAAF to USN Naval Aircraft Modification Unit at Johnsville, PA. Converted to a PB-1W.
Last Military Serial: 77235 USN.
| Date: | 12-NOV-2022 |
| Time: | 13:21 LT |
| Type: |  Bell P-63F-1-BE Kingcobra |
| Owner/operator: | American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum |
| Registration: | N6763 |
| MSN: | 296E1-1R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dallas Executive Airport, TX (RBD/KRBD) - United States of America |
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Dallas Executive Airport, TX (RBD/KRBD) |
| Dallas Executive Airport, TX (RBD/KRBD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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