-American Airlines Plane Crash – Many Feared Dead In Tragic Event
More than 60 passengers and crew members are reported dead after an American Airlines regional airplane collided with a military helicopter in Washington D.C. on Wednesday night.
The incident, among the deadliest in American history, took place as a commercial jet attempted to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, colliding midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter.
A total of 64 people, including four crew members, were aboard passenger American Airlines Flight 5342, and three soldiers were on the Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk that came from Fort Belvoir in Virginia.
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“We are now at a point where we’re switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation. At this point, we don’t believe there are any survivors from this accident,” John Donnelly, Washington’s fire chief said while addressing a presser.
President Donald Trump on Thursday said everyone on board died.
“There are no survivors,” Trump said. “This was a dark and excruciating night in our nation’s capital and our nation’s history.”
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May the Lord comfort the family of the victims of the American Airlines Plane Crash.