Reference News Network July 22 report: According to the website of Singapore's "The Straits Times" on July 22, a U.S. passenger plane had to make an emergency turn in flight while preparing to land in North Dakota in the Midwest to avoid a collision with a U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bomber.

Multiple U.S. media outlets, including ABC and the New York Post, reported on July 21 that the incident occurred on the 18th. The SkyWest Airlines Flight 3788, which is a regional jet operated by Delta Air Lines, was flying from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Minot International Airport in North Dakota, and had been given permission by the control tower to land. However, a B-52 bomber suddenly appeared on the flight path of the passenger plane, forcing it to make a sharp right turn, climb, and then attempt and complete the landing again.

The report said that according to a cockpit recording released on social media, the pilot explained to the passengers: "I don't understand why they didn't notify us in advance, because the air force base has radar... In any case, this was not a pleasant experience." He pointed out that the bomber was much faster than the commercial flight, and the sharp turn was the safest maneuver to avoid a collision.

The report also said that the U.S. Air Force did not provide specific details about the incident, only stating that a B-52 bomber was conducting a flight demonstration for the North Dakota Fair held in Minot at the time.

According to a report by The New York Times, the U.S. Air Force did not respond to multiple requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Air Force told ABC and other news media that they were investigating reports of "commercial aircraft and Air Force aircraft flying in the airspace around Minot International Airport."

The flight operated by SkyWest Airlines is a jet with 76 to 88 seats. A passenger on board told The New York Times that there were approximately 60 people on the plane at the time.

The Minot Air Force Base is located about 20 kilometers north of Minot International Airport, and the 5th Bomb Wing of the U.S. Air Force is stationed there.

The report also mentioned that U.S. media commentators pointed out that this near-collision incident once again highlights problems in coordination between the U.S. military and civil aviation authorities in shared airspace. On the night of January 29 this year, a Pacific Southwest Airlines passenger plane carrying 64 people collided with a U.S. military "Black Hawk" helicopter carrying three military personnel during the descent to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the capital, Washington, D.C., both planes crashed into the Potomac River, and no one survived.

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