Air Traffic controllers warned the pilots of a military helicopter circling Washington DC moments before it collided with an American Airlines commercial jet.
captured the moment operators asked the Black Hawk helicopter if it could see the plane, which was operated by PSA Airlines.
"Apparently both aircraft involved are in the river, a search and rescue will be ongoing," the controller later said.A information board displays a message at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. US President Donald Trump, who has been briefed on the crash, has taken to his platform Truth Social to speak about the incident.
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