Air traffic controllers in North Dakota failed to warn a US Air Force B-52 bomber about an approaching passenger jet, which was forced to take evasive action to avoid a midair collision, the military claimed.

SkyWest near-miss: B-52 crew 'not told' by Minot tower of incoming MSP flight originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Officials at Minot Air Force Base say that pilots on one of its B-52 bombers was not informed of an incoming Delta service from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, which resulted in a near-miss in North Dakota.

The B-52 crossed the grandstand at the fairgrounds at 7:50 p.m. and headed west to clear the tower’s airspace before returning to the base.

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MINOT — The Minot Air Force Base is saying the near-collision of its B-52 bomber and a commercial SkyWest flight was a result of miscommunication from the Minot International Airport tower to the B-52 crew.

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"So sorry about the aggressive maneuver, it caught me by surprise. This is not normal at all," the pilot told passengers.

Some of Minot’s elected officials are beginning to call for answers following a near-miss between a B-52 and a commercial plane Friday night in Minot.

A Delta pilot made an aggressive maneuver to avoid hitting a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, with Air Force stating the B-52 was on an approved flight path.