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Last week’s deadly midair collision between an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington hit Charlotte and the nation hard.
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
The recent midair collision in Washington, D.C. was a tragedy.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Two airport employees were arrested after reportedly leaking video of the tragic midair collision between an American Airlines plane and U.S. Army helicopter outside of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, outside Washington, D.C.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
The recent midair collision in Washington, D.C. was a tragedy.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Two airport employees were arrested after reportedly leaking video of the tragic midair collision between an American Airlines plane and U.S. Army helicopter outside of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, outside Washington, D.C.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midair. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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