What to know about the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter involved in D.C. crash
For many, the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, like the one involved in the Wednesday collision over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is familiar for one reason: the 2001 movie "Black Hawk Down ," based on the 1993 shooting down of U.S. Black Hawk helicopters during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.
What are Black Hawk helicopters and how are they used? What to know after the DC aircraft crash
The military helicopter that collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in a crash that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft was a UH-60 Black Hawk, consid ered the “workhorse” of Army aviation.
The Army helicopter and regional American Airlines jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate ...
A Black Hawk helicopter can transport up to "12 fully equipped, seated troops in combat," according to Lockheed Martin, the ...
The UH-60 Black Hawk is the helicopter involved in a crash with a passenger jet on Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
Here are images of the two aircrafts involved in the crash, taken from airline websites and directly manufacturers.
Military spokesman Ron McLendon II said the Army is joining an investigation into the crash headed by the National ...
The FAA and NTSB have launched an investigation into how an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter over ...
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Everything We Know about the Airliner and Black Hawk who Collided On Approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportMultiple fatalities have been reported after a horrific incident involving American Airlines flight 5342 and a U.S. Army ...
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