DC plane crash latest: Army identifies third pilot taking part in 'doomsday' training as black box recovered
The US Army has identified the third pilot of the Black Hawk Helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet as Captain Rebecca M. Lobach, 28, from North Carolina. In a statement, her family said: “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Rebecca.
Crashed US Army Black Hawk unit was responsible for doomsday readiness
Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Black Hawk helicopter ‘was on doomsday dry run’ before Washington DC crash
The three soldiers killed in the collision were part of the 12th Aviation Battalion at Fort Belvoir in Virginia.
Black Hawk helicopter was on emergency evacuation trial run before Washington DC crash, officials say
A senior army chief defended the helicopter's flight near a busy airport, pointing to the sensitive nature of its mission.
Black Hawk crash: U.S. Army’s doomsday readiness mission under scrutiny
Bradley Bowman, a former Army aviation officer, recalled flying a Black Hawk to retrieve Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, who was taken to a backup facility known as Raven Rock Mountain Complex, one of the U.S. government's main emergency sites.
What we know after American Eagle plane and Black Hawk helicopter collide near Washington, D.C.
Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel were killed, and a recovery mission is underway.
Black Hawk helicopter was on 'doomsday' practice mission before Washington DC crash with passenger plane, officials say
The Black Hawk helicopter which collided with a passenger plane above Washington DC was training for a hypothetical doomsday scenario at the time, according to US officials.
Washington crash: US Army Black Hawk unit was responsible for doomsday readiness
US defence secretary says army copter was "on a routine, annual re-training of night flights on a standard corridor for a continuity of government mission".
What we know about the American Airlines plane and Army helicopter crash over D.C.'s Potomac River
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
All 3 on board Black Hawk that collided with American Eagle jet identified
The identities of all three soldiers who were on board a Black Hawk helicopter when it collided with an American Eagle passenger jet near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday have been released.
‘Black box' recovered from helicopter involved in Washington midair collision
U.S. investigators say the "black box" recorder from an Army Black Hawk helicopter was recovered Friday, as teams continue to search for clues into the midair collision that killed 67 people near Washington.
DC plane crash latest: Officials have recovered and identified 55 victims as third Black Hawk pilot identified
Three black boxes — one from the Black Hawk helicopter and two from the American Airlines jet — have been recovered from the ...
Black Hawk in DC plane crash was practicing top-secret ‘continuity of government mission’ in case of attack on US
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight this week was conducting training to prepare for a ...