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Washington Air Traffic Control Tower Was Short Staffed During Plane-Chopper Crash: Report

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New York, United States: Staffing was thin in the air traffic control tower at Washington’s Reagan National airport at the time of the deadly crash between a passenger jet and an army helicopter, US media reported Thursday. Staffing was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic” according to an internal preliminary … Read more

Audio To Control Tower Seconds Before US Jet Crash

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New Delhi: A US passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter during a nighttime training exercise. The incident occurred at approximately 9:00 PM (0200 GMT) on Wednesday as the aircraft was making its final approach to Washington’s Reagan National Airport following … Read more