FAA investigating close call at Fort Lauderdale Air Show; planes clip wings

Video from the channel WPLG Local 10 about Fort Lauderdale Air Show 2024, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 2:43. Language: English. Video type: News.

News report by WPLG Local 10 on Sunday's incident at the 2024 Fort Lauderdale Air Show. Two Ghost Squadron aircraft touched wings while flying in formation, and the show paused briefly. According to the FAA, one of them returned and landed without problems at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport after the crew reported possible damage. The pilots were unharmed. Chris Dorado, the event's public relations director, stresses that such incidents are rare. The program continued with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, and the FAA is investigating what happened.