Lifestyle Travel Airline Travel 6 People Dead After Two Planes Collide Mid-Air During Dallas Air Show A B-17 and a Bell P-63 King Cobra were reportedly involved in the crash at Dallas Executive Airport By Brenton Blanchet Brenton Blanchet Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Brenton's work has previously appeared in Billboard, Pigeons & Planes and Complex. People Editorial Guidelines Published on November 12, 2022 06:58PM EST Six people are dead after two planes collided at an air show in Dallas on Saturday afternoon. A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 King Cobra, both from Houston, collided and crashed during the Wings Over Dallas air show at the Dallas Executive Airport. Six people were onboard the two planes at the time of the crash, CBS News reported, citing the Commemorative Air Force. All six passengers were killed, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a tweet. HANDOUT/@GollyItsMollie/AFP via Getty "According to our Dallas County Medical Examiner, there are a total of 6 fatalities from yesterday's Wings over Dallas air show incident. Authorities will continue working today on the investigation & identification of the deceased. Please pray for their families and all involved," he said. In a statement to local station WFAA, the Federal Aviation Administration shared that the crash took place at 1:20 p.m. Graphic video shared on social media shows the moment the two planes collided. WFAA 19 Dead After Plane Crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania amid Adverse Weather Conditions Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson confirmed the news on Twitter, calling it "a terrible tragedy." "The videos are heartbreaking," Johnson shared. "Please, say a prayer for the souls who took to the sky to entertain and educate our families today." 3 Dead After Small Plane Crashes into Minnesota Home: 'It's Gut-Wrenching,' Says Homeowner Similarly, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz shared that he and his wife, Heidi, planned to pray "for those involved." "The images of this collision are incredibly distressing and we pray for the safety of everyone on the scene," Cruz wrote. Live footage from station WFAA and photos on Twitter shows the aftermath of the crash, with debris lying both on the road and in the fields of the airport itself. WFAA's Jason Whitely reported that debris from the crash fell on Highway 67. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The Dallas Morning News reported that Saturday marked the second day of what was intended to be a three-day show for Veterans Day weekend. Events were scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, but Friday's show was canceled as a result of the weather.