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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)
Destination airport:	Dallas Executive Airport, TX (RBD/KRBD)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
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)
Destination airport:	Dallas Executive Airport, TX (RBD/KRBD)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources