B-52 Bomber That Nearly Hit Airliner Last Month Almost Collided with Small Plane

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A B-52 bomber that nearly hit a Delta Air Lines plane also almost collided with a small private plane a minute later, according to a new report by the National Transportation Safety Board

The near-misses occurred on July 19 in the skies above Minot, N.D. near Minot International Airport

Per the report, the bomber came within 1.25 miles of the Delta flight and was within a third of a mile of the private plane

A B-52 bomber flying over the North Dakota Fairgrounds had back-to-back near misses during a recent flight above Minot, N.D., according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

On Wednesday, Aug. 27, officials from the organization released a report on two incidents that occurred within a minute of each other on July 19 near Minot Inter