10 hours ago Young figure skater saved from doomed Washington flight thanks to his dog

Jon Maravilla was supposed to be on the deadly American Airlines Flight 5342 which crashed after colliding with a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington DC - but went in a car because of his dog

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51 minutes ago Investigators recover black boxes from doomed American Airlines Flight 5342 as they hunt for answers: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Sixty passengers, four crew, and three US Army personnel are believed to be dead after the collision 400ft over the Potomac River in Washington DC.

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2 hours ago Man fears he 'narrowly escaped death' by missing doomed American Airlines 5432 flight

James Moyer was on his way from Charlotte, North Carolina to DC when he realised he was on the same flight path as the American Airlines aircraft that exploded mid-air

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11 hours ago American Airlines CEO blames army for collision as transport secretary calls it 'preventable': Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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7 hours ago Figure skater issues shock statement over claims he was denied boarding on doomed flight because his dog was too big

A Russian media outlet originally reported that Maravilla was set to be among the passengers on board the fateful American Airlines flight before he was barred due to the size of his dog.

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14 hours ago Doomed American Airlines jet's watery grave as eerie details emerge of final resting place

Nineteen bodies have been recovered following a collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a military helicopter near the hub in Washington DC on Wednesday evening

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7 hours ago Pilot of doomed American Airlines jet that crashed in Washington named

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18 hours ago Man reveals chilling last words with wife on doomed American Airlines Flight 5342 as passengers are pulled from river

A man whose wife was on the doomed American Airlines Flight 5342 showed a reporter his heartbreaking final texts to her before the crash.

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8 hours ago Figure skater issues shock statement over claims he was denied boarding to doomed flight because his dog was too big

Jon Maravilla cleared up rumors that he was denied boarding the fateful flight with the other figure skaters because of the size of his dog.

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9 hours ago Figure skater saved from horror American Airlines plane crash thanks to his dog

Jon Maravilla was set to be on Flight 5342, which crashed Wednesday night (January 29) after a midair collision with a Black Hawk helicopter, but was forced to drive instead due to his oversized hound

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9 hours ago Eerie radar footage shows moment American Airlines plane collided with chopper killing 67

Devastating air traffic control radar footage captured the moment the doomed American Airlines flight collided with a US Army helicopter, killing everyone on board.

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12 hours ago Officials believe there are no survivors as bodies recovered from plane and helicopter: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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13 hours ago 'At least 30' bodies pulled from freezing Potomac river as divers recover plane's black box: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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15 hours ago Washington DC crash: World champion Russian figure skaters confirmed on board doomed American Airlines flight

The married couple had lived in the United States since at least 1998

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15 hours ago How disaster over the Potomac unfolded: Graphic shows doomed American Airlines jet and military Black Hawk helicopter on collision course before mid

The shocking collision took place as the American Airlines flight carrying 64 people made its final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport shortly before 9pm ET last night

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16 hours ago Married world champion figure skaters were on board doomed American Airlines jet that crashed into Black Hawk chopper

Russian skaters Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the American Airlines plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport, Russian media reports.

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16 hours ago Multiple bodies pulled from freezing Potomac river as divers recover plane's black box: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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21 hours ago American Airlines flight map shows doomed jet's route before Blackhawk crash at Ronald Reagan Airport

An American Airlines plane has crashed into the Potomac River after a Blackhawk military helicopter collided with it mid-air while attempting to land near Washington DC

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