Recovery efforts in Washington helicopter plane collision identify 55 of 67 victims
Washington DC, US Reuters Officials have positively identified 55 of the 67 people killed in Wednesday’s midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, DC. “It’s my belief that we’re going to recover everyone,” Fire Chief John Donnelly said on Sunday at a press conference. […]
Washington air crash victims led lives helping others
Reuters Kiah Duggins was a civil rights lawyer hailed as a justice warrior who fought against police abuse and protected people from eviction. Bob and Lori Schrock were cutting-edge farmers who ran their own grain business and were traveling to visit their daughter. They, too, served others: through a Christian program providing counselling and education […]
US restricts helicopter flights after Washington crash, 41 bodies recovered
Washington DC, US Reuters US authorities restricted helicopter flights near Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday, after a midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter killed 67 people. Officials said that 41 of the victims’ bodies had been recovered by Friday, as crews worked to pull the wreckage of America’s […]
No clear reason yet for Washington air disaster that killed 67, officials say
Updated: 11:15am (AEDT) Washington DC, US Reuters US authorities said on Thursday it was not yet clear why a regional jet crashed into a US Army helicopter at a Washington airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in more than 20 years. President Donald Trump, without providing evidence, said that federal diversity […]
“Many, many, many” killed when jet hits helicopter, crashes into Washington river
Updated: 1030pm (AEDT) Washington DC, US Reuters Scores of people were feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet carrying 64 people collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport. NBC’s Washington affiliate News4 reported that more than 30 bodies had been […]