A SkyWest pilot performed an “aggressive maneuver” on Friday to avoid a B-52.

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.

SkyWest Flight 3788, an Embraer ERJ-175 operating as Delta Connection from Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota, landed safely in Minot Friday after being cleared for approach but performed a go-around...