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What investigators have revealed about the D.C. plane collision

NPR Thursday, 30 January 2025 ()
Investigators are trying to understand why an Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines regional jet collided in mid-air near Washington, D.C. Sixty-seven people were aboard the two aircraft.
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