B-52 Near Miss with Commercial Jet Sparks Safety Concerns
TL;DR
The U.S. Air Force is investigating a July incident where a B-52 near North Dakota potentially came close to a commercial passenger plane, which had to perform an aggressive maneuver to avoid a collision, raising concerns about airspace safety near Minot Air Force Base.
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