92 minutes ago Who was flying the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter before Washington DC crash?

Officials have recovered 40 bodies from the wreckage after American Airlines flight collided with Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac

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18 hours ago DC plane crash latest in series of US army helicopter training accidents

Aviation experts say piloting Black Hawk helicopters is a complex challenge but army defends training operationsIn March 2023, two US army Black Hawk helicopters collided and crashed into a Kentucky farmer’s field after a nighttime evacuation training mission, killing nine service members.That crash was among a dozen fatal crashes during army Black Hawk training missions since 2014 that claimed the lives of 47 service members and in April 2023 helped prompt Pentagon officials to temporarily ground and provide more training to all army aviators not involved in critical missions. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago King Charles releases heartfelt statement on Washington DC plane crash that killed 67 people

As of Friday afternoon, 41 bodies had been pulled from the Potomac River, including 28 that had been positively identified, Washington DC fire chief John Donnelly Sr.

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22 hours ago Helicopter involved in fatal Washington plane crash was on army training drill

Secretary of defense says mission was for evacuating government officials in the event of a catastrophe or attackTop US officials have said the military helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River on Wednesday was on a training mission for evacuating members of government in the event of a catastrophe or attack.The US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, told Fox News that the helicopter was performing a “continuity of government” drill designed to help pilots “rehearse in ways that would reflect a real-world scenario”. Hegseth declined to elaborate, saying he didn’t want to get “into anything that’s classified”. Continue reading...

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23 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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23 hours ago The low keep getting lower, as shown by Trump’s response to the DC plane crash | Arwa Mahdawi

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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23 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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24 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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24 hours ago Washington DC plane crash Black Hawk Army chopper 'was on president evacuation training drill'

The Black Hawk helicopter destroyed this week when it collided with an American Airlines flight landing in Washington DC had been on a drill in preparation of evacuating the president

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25 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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27 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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28 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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29 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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30 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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36 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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