association, the labor union representing american airlines pilots have identified two retired pilot ri tear yis and former members killed in the collision. the apa said terry barker and len root were among the crew members on the b-17 flying for tress. our hearts go out to their families, friends and colleagues, past and present, their tweet said. the ntsb is launching a go team to investigate saturday s midair collision. a tweet from the ntsb on saturday evening said in part. no spectators or others on the ground were reported injured. the debris field from the collision includes the dallas executive airway grounds, highway 67 and a nearby strip mall. it is worth noting that the faa does require these stunts to be approved ahead of time, but one expert says that even as safety measures have been put in place over the years there s still tremendous risk when
airplanes collided in midair. the accident happening during an air show sending flaming wre wreckage plummeting to the ground as spectators were watching. we do want to warn you the video may be disturbing to some viewers. a boeing b-17 flying for tress and a bell p-63 cobra collided and crashed at the wings over dallas air show saturday according to the federal aviation administration. in a press conference saturday afternoon hank coats, president and ceo of the commemorative air foretold reporters about the crews during the world war ii demonstration. the b-17 normally has a crew of four to five that was on the aircraft and the p-63 is a single piloted fighter type aircraft. i can tell you that it was normally crude. i cannot release the number of people on the manifest or the names until i m released to do so by the ntsb. reporter: the allied pilots
killed in the collision. the apa said terry barker and len root were among the crew members on the b-17 flying for fortress. our hearts go out to their families, friends and colleagues, past and present, their tweet said. the ntsb is launching a go team to investigate saturday s midair collision. a tweet from the ntsb on saturday evening said in part. no spectators or others on the ground were reported injured. the debris field from the collision includes the dallas executive airport grounds, highway 67 and a nearby strip mall. it is worth noting that the faa does require these stunts to be approved ahead of time. one expert tells us, though, even as safety measures have been put in place over the years there s still tremendous risk when performing complex and dangerous moves. here s mary scavo. when tragedies happen at air shows the faa has to reevaluate whether this should be allowed. remember, even though the regular federal aviation rules
ground as spectators were watching. we do want to warn you the video may be disturbing to some viewers. a boeing b-17 flying for tress and a bell p-63 cobra collided and crashed at the wings over dallas air show saturday according to the federal aviation administration. in a press conference saturday afternoon hank coats, president and ceo of the commemorative air force, told reporters about the crews during the world war ii demonstration. the b-17 normally has a crew of four to five that was on the aircraft and the p-63 is a single piloted fighter type aircraft. i can tell you that it was normally crude. i cannot release the number of people on the manifest or the names until i m released to do so by the ntsb. reporter: the allied pilots association, the labor union representing american airlines pilots, has identified two retired pilot retirees and former apa members among those