There has been a terrifying and heartbreaking mid-air crash between a Boeing B-17 and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighter at an airshow in Texas.

The Boeing B-17 crash occurred at the wings over Dallas Air Show.

Pilot of the P-63 Kingcobra was apparently banking and the B-17 was in his blind spot.

There are no details about the casualties.

The WW11 aircraft are: B-17 (N7227C) and a P-51/P-63 (N5428V)

Subscribe to the Airlineratings.com newsletter to get the relevant news first

Video of stunning supersonic flyovers

MH370: New research paper confirms revolutionary location technology

Ten greatest cabin innovations this century

About AirlineRatings.com

Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world a one-stop shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world.

Our rating system is rated from one to seven stars on safety – with seven being the highest ranking. Within each airline, you will find the country of origin, airline code, booking URL and seat map information. The rating system takes into account a number of different factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies, lead associations, as well as the airlines, own safety data. Every airline has a safety rating breakdown so you can see exactly how they rate.

Over 230 of the airlines on the site that carry 99 per cent of the world’s passengers have a product rating. Given that low-cost, regional and full-service carriers are so different we have constructed a different rating system for each which can be found within each airline.

Airlineratings.com has information on over 30 types of aircraft from the latest Boeing 787 to the A380 and smaller jets.