4 hours ago Mapped: How American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk army helicopter near Washington DC airport

The two ‘black boxes’ have been recovered from the wreckage, with a cockpit voice recorder and a flight data recorder taken for lab analysis

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39 hours 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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3 hours ago The low keep getting lower, as shown by Trump’s response to the DC plane crash

When asked about his plans to visit the crash site, Trump made a joke: ‘The water? You want me to go swimming?’Every day, the world seems to get stupider and stupider and our leaders seem to get nastier and nastier. Nobody expects empathy or accuracy from Donald Trump but, even by the extremely low standards to which he is held, his reaction to the tragic mid-air collision in Washington DC that killed 67 people on Wednesday night was shocking. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Donald Trump branded 'racist and insane' in Democrats fiery Washington plane crash response

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a press conference just one day after President Trump seemed to blame diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs for the air crash that claimed the lives of 67 people

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3 hours ago New footage captures moment American Airlines plane and army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Washington DC

New footage capture by airport security cameras shows the moment an American Airlines Flight and army helicopter collide near Reagan National Airport.

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26 hours ago US president Donald Trump appears to blame DEI for Washington DC plane crash

This is the third time diversity quota has been blamed this year after a US disaster

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3 hours ago Bill Maher praises Trump for mocking reporter's 'stupid question'... as he jokes about DC plane crash

Bill Maher offered rare praise for President Trump over his controversial 'swimming' response to the Washington DC plane crash.

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40 hours ago Reform chairman hits out at Trump for 'political point scoring' after Washington DC plane crash

Reform chairman Zia Yusuf has hit out at Donald Trump for “political point scoring” after the deadly Washington DC plane crash.

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4 hours ago US Army refuses to name third pilot killed on Black Hawk chopper in DC plane crash

Three Army pilots in the Black Hawk helicopter were killed when it collided with the American Airlines flight 5342 in Washington DC on Wednesday, with 67 people killed in the tragedy

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4 hours ago Trump won't visit Washington DC plane crash site because it's 'the water': 'You want me to go swimming?’

The president said on Thursday he would be meeting with some of the families of victims of the tragedy, but did not specify when

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6 hours ago Washington DC plane crash: How series of horrific mistakes led to disaster that killed 67

The Federal Aviation Administration is continuing to investigate the crash on Washington DC between an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter, as some details emerge

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7 hours ago DC plane crash latest: Black box from army Black Hawk helicopter recovered from wreckage as victims named

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived

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7 hours ago Girl and mum among six dead in Philadelphia plane crash as US mourns second tragedy in two days

An aircraft crash involving a Learjet 55 has been confirmed in the area of Northeast Philadelphia, just two days after the fatal Washington DC plane crash.

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8 hours ago Washington plane crash: Black box recovered from Black Hawk helicopter as 41 bodies pulled from Potomac river

Questions grow about air safety in the US capital as Donald Trump says Black Hawk chopper was 'flying too high' at time of collision

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9 hours ago Internet in tears over child ice skating couple's final performance before deadly DC plane crash

Social media users have shared their devastated reactions to one of the final performances of two child figure skaters who died in the horrifying Washington DC plane crash.

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15 hours ago DC crash: Army's 'extraordinary step' over female pilot in Washington disaster

Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves and crew chief Staff Sergeant Ryan O'Hara were named as victims of the Washington DC plane crash but a third soldier was aboard the chopper

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16 hours ago Shock as Army takes 'extraordinary step' over female Black Hawk pilot in DC plane crash: Recap

Both the instructor pilot in charge, identified as Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves, and the female co-pilot were being evaluated during the flight and were familiar with the route.

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17 hours ago Full list of DC plane crash victims: All the people confirmed dead in Washington's Reagan Airport tragedy

More than 40 bodies have been recovered from a Washington DC aircraft collision, including a TikTok skating star, a famed athlete couple, and all four flight crew members.

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17 hours ago ‘Black box’ from helicopter involved in Washington plane crash recovered

Flight data and cockpit voice recorder ‘in good condition’ despite collision with American Airlines jet, official saysWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesThe National Transportation Safety Board has recovered the flight “black box” from the US military Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday’s deadly crash with a commercial airliner, and it appears to be undamaged, NTSB member Todd Inman said Friday.The black box – containing a flight data and cockpit voice recorder – was “in good condition” despite its accident with an American Airlines jet in Washington DC, Inman said. But, he said, the NTSB would not be releasing information from the device immediately as investigations into the crash that killed more 67 people aboard both aircraft continued. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Washington DC plane crash live: ‘black box’ data recorder recovered from Black Hawk helicopter

Officials say over 100 family members of victims are in the Washington area for briefings and that every air traffic controller involved is under intense scrutinyAlarms raised about ‘congested’ airspace before fatal Washington crashReagan national’s main runway is the busiest in the United States, with more than 800 daily takeoffs and landings.The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated nine accidents or incidents at the airport this century, including two that were fatal, records showed. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago DC plane crash latest updates: Flight recorder 'black box' from army Black Hawk helicopter recovered from wreckage

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived

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18 hours ago Shock as Army takes 'extraordinary step' over female Black Hawk pilot in DC plane crash: Live updates

Both the instructor pilot in charge, identified as Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves, and the female co-pilot were being evaluated during the flight and were familiar with the route.

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19 hours ago Top pilot: What the black boxes from doomed Washington DC plane will tell us about horror crash

Two 'black boxes,' or flight data recorders, recovered from the passenger plane that crashed in Washington DC should offer new insight into the circumstances leading up to and during the incident.

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20 hours ago New DC plane crash images spark fresh concern over Black Hawk pilot's actions

New images show the path taken by the Black Hawk pilot seconds before the deadly collision with an American Airlines passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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