The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota made an unexpected sharp turn to avoid a possible midair collision with a military B-52 bomber that was in its flight path over the weekend.

The pilot of a SkyWest flight told passengers that he performed an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid an apparent B-52 military aircraft in-flight, then apologized for the sudden move.

A SkyWest pilot performed an “aggressive maneuver” on Friday to avoid a B-52. SkyWest Airlines was operating a regional flight for Delta Air Lines from Minneapolis to Minot International ...

A pilot flying a Delta Air Lines regional jet on Friday apologized to his passengers after making a hard turn to avoid colliding with a US Air Force B-52 bomber, audio from the incident shows.

A Delta pilot said he avoided a crash with a B-52 bomber after executing an "aggressive maneuver." The Delta flight, which was operated by SkyWest, was headed toward North Dakota.

The pilot of a SkyWest Airlines flight operated by Delta Air Lines made an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a B-52 bomber during a flight from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Minot, North Dakota.

A passenger jet made a hard turn midair Friday to avoid a collision with a B-52 bomber, according to the pilot and the Air Force. SkyWest Flight 3788, operating as Delta Connection from Minneapolis… ...

I don't know how fast they were going, but they were a lot faster than us. I felt it was the safest thing to do to turn behind it," the pilot said, according to a recording of the conversation.