Army helicopter in DC crash was on 'routine' training flight carrying night-goggles
The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane on Wednesday night was on a 'routine annual retraining,' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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US Army Black Hawk that collided with American Airlines passenger plane was on ‘training flight’
The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines commuter plane near Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia Wednesday was on a “training flight” when they crashed into the Potomac River, according to the military service branch.
Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was on a 'proficiency training flight'
Military spokesman Ron McLendon II said the Army is joining an investigation into the crash headed by the National Transportation Security Board.
Pentagon probes crash by 'experienced' Black Hawk crew, halts flights
The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington was being operated on a training flight by a "fairly experienced crew" with night-vision goggles, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday,
Black Hawk chopper unit was on annual proficiency training flight, Hegseth says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls the deadly aircraft collision involving a Black Hawk and a civilian airliner "a tragedy" in a statement obtained exclusively by Fox News.
Black Hawk chopper involved in D.C. collision was on training flight
There were three soldiers aboard the Sikorsky H-60 Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight carrying 64 people outside Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Black Hawk was on a "routine" training flight at the time.
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Doomed American Eagle flight was carrying elite figure skaters going home from a training camp
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Investigation into deadly midair collision focuses on helicopter flight
What happened inside the Army Black Hawk helicopter in the moments before the fatal crash is key to unraveling the disaster as plane collision investigations begin.
Training partner of the American Airlines pilot speaks after deadly passenger jet, helicopter crash
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DC plane crash: Military aircraft collisions raise questions about training and equipment, expert says
U.S. military helicopter crashes like the one that took down a commercial American Airlines flight on Wednesday night are ...