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Coverage dated July 20, 2025

Delta regional flight goes 'sideways' to avoid collision with B-52 bomber

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

A SkyWest flight had to perform a go-around maneuver after it nearly collided with a B-52 bomber, according to the pilot.

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  1. Boston

    Pilot makes ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid collision with B-52 bomber (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    “This is not normal at all,” the pilot of SkyWest Flight 3788 told passengers, according to a recording of his inflight message posted on social media.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Delta regional flight goes 'sideways' to avoid collision with B-52 bomber (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A SkyWest flight had to perform a go-around maneuver after it nearly collided with a B-52 bomber, according to the pilot.

  3. UPI

    SkyWest pilot makes 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid midair collision (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A Skywest flight performed a "aggressive maneuver" after the pilot noticed a B-52 bomber on the same flight course on Friday.

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Delta regional pilot makes 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid mid-air collision with B-52 bomber (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A Delta regional jet on approach to Minot, North Dakota, made an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a mid-air plane collision with a B-52 bomber.

  5. WMUR

    Delta pilot avoids collision with B-52 bomber (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A Delta Connection pilot took evasive action to avoid a B-52 bomber near Minot, North Dakota

  6. FOX Business

    Delta regional pilot makes 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid midair collision with B-52 bomber (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    A SkyWest Airlines flight operating as a Delta connection was forced to make a "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a mid-air collision with a B-52 bomber.

  7. Washington Examiner

    SkyWest flight narrowly avoids collision with B-52 bomber (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The SkyWest pilot slammed the Air Force for not giving “a heads up,” apologizing for having to perform an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid the military aircraft.

  8. Military.com

    Air Force Probing Why Passenger Jet Had to Make 'Aggressive Maneuver' to Avoid B-52 Bomber (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The situation comes nearly six months after a passenger plane collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. -- marking one of the deadliest commercial crashes in recent history.

  9. The Guardian

    US airline pilot makes ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid colliding with air force bomber (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Tracking data showed SkyWest flight on descent before making sharp right turn while also showing B-52 in the area

  10. Fortune

    Delta jet moved ‘aggressively’ to avoid collision with B-52 (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    A Delta Air Lines Inc. jet was forced to abort landing to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber in North Dakota.

  11. Anchorage Daily News

    Passenger jet pilot makes ‘aggressive’ turn to avoid collision with Air Force B-52 bomber (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    “This is not normal at all,” the pilot of SkyWest Flight 3788 told passengers arriving in North Dakota, according to a recording of his inflight message posted on social media.

  12. The Daily Caller

    ‘Aggressive Maneuver’: Delta Flight Reportedly Avoids Collision With B-52 Bomber (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A SkyWest Airlines pilot reportedly yanked his jet into an aggressive evasive maneuver to avoid a collision with a B-52 bomber while approaching Minot Airport.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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