Actual dialogue between the Reagan National Air Traffic Control (ATC)tower and the US Army Black Hawk Helicopter(PAT25): ATC: PAT25 traffic just south of the Woodrow Bridge[approximatley 5-6 miles from the airport], a CRJ, it’s 1200 feet setting up for runway 33. PAT25 has the traffic in sight. Request visual Separation. ATC: PAT25 do you have the CRJ in sight? then from ATC: PAT25 pass below the CRJ. PAT25 has the aircraft in sight. Request Visual Seperation (2nd request) These communications between the helicopter and the air traffic controller happened within...

• No survivors: President Donald Trump said there were no survivors after last night’s midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter in the Washington, DC, area — the deadliest since 2001. Trump also, without evidence, placed blame on Democratic policies. • Recovery operation: More than 40 bodies have been removed from the Potomac River, where the aircraft crashed after the collision, multiple sources tell CNN. The plane, flying from Wichita, Kansas, was carrying 64 people, while three soldiers were aboard the helicopter....

The mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington, D.C. killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft, according to a preliminary report by the Federal Aviation Administration. A total of 60 passengers and four crewmembers were onboard American Eagle Flight 5342, while three soldiers were onboard the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when the two aircraft collided and plunged into the Potomac River. Search-and-rescue efforts that began around 9 p.m.

The Crew Chief on board the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines regional jet has been named. Ryan O’Hara, a father-of-one, was one of the three soldiers on board the military helicopter, according to a Facebook post by Parkview High School JROTC in Atlanta, Georgia, which has since been removed. “Ryan is fondly remembered as a guy who would fix things around the ROTC gym as well as a vital member of the Rifle Team. Ryan leaves behind a wife and 1-year-old son,” the school wrote about...

Also Read: Donald Trump sighs, ‘There are no survivors’ in Washington DC plane crash Reactions pour in from US leaders over Washington DC plane crash Trump shared that he was debriefed about the mid-air collision on Wednesday night. He criticised the actions of the pilot of the helicopter’s pilot in his post on Truth Social. He wrote, “I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport. May God Bless their souls. Thank you for the incredible work being done by our first...