Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence two minutes before collision

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WASHINGTON.- The air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of the U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of the American Airlines aircraft on their trajectory as the two ships approached Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday night, where they finally collided shortly before landing.In the tragedy there were 67 deaths and no survivors.According to The Washington Post, the first warning was issued even two minutes before the cra…

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Army helicopter was warned about American Airlines plane twice —...

The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines flight was alerted to the plane's presence by air control twice, according to the reports.

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An analysis of radio transmissions conducted by The Washington Post shows that the Black Hawk military helicopter involved in the collision with a commercial airliner on Wednesday evening was warned twice by air traffic controllers about...

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Washington plane crash: Black box found as two warnings heard by Black Hawk before mid-air crash

The black box from the US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a commercial passenger jet and crashed into the Potomac River in Washington DC has been recovered, investigators announced.

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Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence 2 minutes before collision

Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, with the first warning issued two minutes before the aircraft collided Wed...

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Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence two minutes before collision

It was the first of two warnings before the crash that left 67 people feared dead, radio transmissions show.