a short while ago hank coates, the president and ceo of the commemorative air force, a group dedicated to the preservation of world war ii combat aircraft, gave an update on the situation. at approximately 1:15pm today we had to aircraft flying, one was a b 17 and one was a p63. the b 17 normally has a crew of 4-5. that the b 17 normally has a crew of 4 5. that is what was on the aircraft. the p63 was a single piloted fighter type aircraft. there was an incident that is being investigated by the faa right now, so the families are being taken care of, they are receiving counselling, notjust receiving counselling, not just of receiving counselling, notjust of those who actually participated in the issue but also the cef folks and any folks here who may have seen it and have issues with what they saw, and obviously with our first responders, we want to make sure that they are supported as well. i m joined now by chris kratovil, who was at the airshow 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
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