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.
American Airlines Plane Crash Follows Strikingly Similar Tragedy on Potomac 43 Years Ago. Only 5 Survived the 1982 Disaster
Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River. 78 passengers, cabin crew members and motorists died. Just five people survived, and only three are still alive to witness news of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.
The Black Hawk helicopter has been in service since 1979, but what makes it so special, that 36 countries use it? Here's everything you need to know.
Investigators are searching for answers after the midair collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C.
The Army helicopter and regional American Eagle jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate ...
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