Army Black Hawk Helicopter and Airliner Collide Over Potomac River Written 30 January 2025
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Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. | Credit: Mark Schiefelbein; Associated Press–©
Defense One reports, “A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, collided with a passenger aircraft preparing to land at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening shortly before 9 p.m. The helicopter was carrying three service members … when it crashed into the passenger jet with 64 people aboard.”
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