See inside Marine One, the soundproof presidential helicopter that can seat 14 people and deploy anti-missile defenses
With a landing zone on the White House lawn, Marine One is often the most convenient way for presidents to get from place to ...
The Independent13d
DC plane crash latest: Black Hawk helicopter was performing 'doomsday' training at the time of collision
The helicopter was flying a route that’s part of a military plan to evacuate senior government officials to safety if the U.S. is attacked, Reuters reports. The military mission is known as ...
The Independent14d
A passenger jet had to abort a landing at Reagan National Airport just 24 hours before fatal crash due to a helicopter
The airspace is frequently used by military aircraft from nearby bases, and a specially dedicated air corridor exists above the nearby Potomac River for low-flying helicopters. The corridor ...
The Washington Post14d
FAA restricts flight path used by helicopter in fatal collision
The Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in a midair collision Wednesday near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people was flying above the permitted altitude of 200 feet, according to radar ...
Indiatimes14d
Who is Jo Ellis, a trans soldier, who claims she's alive and was not flying the DC Blackhawk helicopter?
Ellis clarified in a video that she was not flying the ill-fated helicopter, condemning the misinformation. Prima facie, the army helicopter is being blamed for the crash, though the investigation ...
NPR14d
41 bodies recovered from D.C. plane crash site as search continues. Here's what to know
The midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter killed all 67 ... 12th Aviation Battalion — was flying out of Fort Belvoir in Virginia.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation14d
Army chopper was 'flying too high' when it collided with passenger plane near DC, Donald Trump says
Donald Trump says an army helicopter was flying higher than permitted when it was hit by a plane coming in to land at a Washington airport. Helicopters flying near the DCA airport are limited to a ...
WPTZ14d
Map shows view of approximate paths of the two aircraft that collided near Washington, D.C.
Around the time of the collision, the Army helicopter was flying at an altitude of around 200 feet but had just descended from a height of almost 300 feet less than 20 seconds prior. The plane was ...
Yahoo News UK14d
A passenger jet had to abort a landing at Reagan National Airport just 24 hours before fatal crash due to a helicopter
The airspace is frequently used by military aircraft from nearby bases, and a specially dedicated air corridor exists above the nearby Potomac River for low-flying helicopters. The corridor intersects ...
The Straits Times14d
Trump says Blackhawk helicopter in Washington crash was flying too high
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Jan 31 the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a regional passenger jet in Washington was flying too high at the time of the accident ...
New York Post14d
Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high as it should have been — but the Black Hawk was not equipped with a ...
SBS14d
Washington plane crash: 28 victims identified, Trump claims helicopter was 'flying too high'
While the cause of Wednesday's fatal mid-air collision is still under investigation, US President Donald Trump has claimed the helicopter involved in the crash was flying "far above" its limit.