A SkyWest flight, acting as a Delta connection between Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota, was cleared for landing on Friday when the pilot “performed a go-around” to avoid colliding with a B-52 bomber, the airline said.

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.

A Delta connection service was forced to execute an emergency "go-around" to avoid a mid-air collision with a US Air Force B-52 bomber, flight records have shown. The SkyWest-operated flight, travelling from Minneapolis to Minot in North Dakota,