Another angle
Fiery footage of two planes colliding in mid-air during the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow.
https://rumble.com/v1txed4-fiery-footage-of-two-planes-colliding-in-mid-air-during-the-wings-over-dall.html
From that angle it looks like the bomber was in the smaller plane’s blind spot, the same way you can’t see the road directly under your car, the pilot couldn’t see the bomber through the floor of his cockpit.
That video shows much more. The small plane was above the B-17 and never saw it.
From that angle looks like the 17 may have been below him and may not have seen it
Tragic