What to know about the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter involved in D.C. crash
For many, the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, like the one involved in the Wednesday collision over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is familiar for one reason: the 2001 movie "Black Hawk Down ," based on the 1993 shooting down of U.S. Black Hawk helicopters during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.
The Army helicopter and regional American Airlines jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate ...
A Black Hawk helicopter can transport up to "12 fully equipped, seated troops in combat," according to Lockheed Martin, the ...
The UH-60 Black Hawk is the helicopter involved in a crash with a passenger jet on Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
Here are images of the two aircrafts involved in the crash, taken from airline websites and directly manufacturers.
The UH-60 Black Hawk has been deployed to dozens of combat zones around the world. Sikorsky has built more than 5,000 of them in Stratford since the 1970s.
J. Todd Inman, a member of the NTSB, gives a press briefing Thursday on Wednesday night’s fatal crash between an ...
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