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Recorder data or cockpit voice recorders or anything like that. it would be very critical to analyze the collision and also tie that in with the air traffic control recordings to determine why the two aircraft collided. >> reporter: the b-17, the larger of the two planes, is a famous world war ii aircraft, most well-known for the daylight bombing raids over europe. the other plane was an extremely rare p-63 single seat fighter plane. the two vintage planes were among only a handful of air-worthy versions left flying worldwide. the allied pilots association identified two b-17 crew members as t...

Cnn aviation correspondent pete muntean with the latest details. >> reporter: the hard work of investigating what went wrong is only beginning. investigators from the national transportation safety board are documenting the wreckage of not one but two planes involved in this midair collision. both part of volunteer organizations that keep world war ii planes flying. the larger airplane, a b-17 flying fortress, famous for the daylight bombing raids over europe. the other airplane, an extremely rare p-63 king cobra single-seat fighter plane. in both cases, only a handful of examples flying world...

Bret? >> bret: david spunt in charlottesville, thank you. mean time norris in idaho still not saying what caused the deaths of four university of idaho students. found dead in a home near the moscow idaho campus on sunday. police are treating it as a homicide investigation though discovered the bodies when they supposed toed a report of unconscious person just before noon. the "new york times" is reporting the mayor called it a crime of passion. up next, president biden meets with chinese president xi jinping where u.s., china relations stand after their three hour meeting. first, here's what ...

Reporter: two highways were closed after debris from the crash fell. investigation into the crash is underway. the national transportation safety board is launching a go team after a mid-air collision between boeing b-17 p and p-17f. the b-17 was a cornerstone of the united states aerial strength during world war ii but most were scrapped after the war. the p-63 was a favored fighter plane of the soviet forces. the airshow featuring more than 40 world war ii era planes. the transportation safety board investigators are expected to arrive on scene today. will, pete, rachel. will: awful story. t...

Show we'll look at china's alarming behavior at 7:40 a.m. eastern time. pete: we'll see you there. we move on to a fox news alert. man, this is a tough one. tragedy strikes at a dallas airshow. six people are feared dead after a pair of world war ii era planes crash into each other in midair. will: what started as a commemoration for veterans absolutely ended in horror. rachel: marianne raferty has the details. reporter: good morning. six people are feared dead after the midair crash. we warn you some may find the following video disturbing. two historic world war ii planes, boeing b 17 bomber...