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2025-02-05 -Land of the Free

All 67 dead from DCA collision recovered: not all identified yet

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-02-05 01:57|| || Front Page|| [10327 views ] Top

#1 Soldier on Army helicopter in deadly DC crash graduated from Gwinnett County high school

My old high school

Posted by Beavis 2025-02-05 09:26|| 2025-02-05 09:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Beyond sad. NVG's on one of the heaviest traveled and trickiest approaches in the country, what could possibly go wrong ?

Any additional info on the tower people or the pilot who actually wanted to be a doctor ?

Posted by Besoeker 2025-02-05 09:30|| 2025-02-05 09:30|| Front Page Top

#3 From PJ Media for Besoeker:

…two employees of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) have been arrested for actions connected to the crash.

Mohamed Lamine Mbengue, 21, of Rockville, Maryland, was arrested on Jan. 31 and charged with computer trespass under Virginia law. He was booked into the Arlington County Adult Detention Center and later released, according to an MWAA spokesperson.

Following further investigation, authorities also charged Jonathan Savoy, 45, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, with computer trespass on Feb. 2. Savoy was released on a summons by a magistrate.

Both men are accused of making an unauthorized copy of Airports Authority records, though officials did not specify how the footage was obtained or distributed.

The footage of this horrific accident was leaked to CNN. The network proudly declared that they had obtained the footage, which shows the plane and helicopter on a collision course from a perspective not visible in other webcam videos of the incident. The brief clip captures the collision, the resulting explosion, and its aftermath.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-02-05 10:58|| 2025-02-05 10:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Collection of opinions & statements about known risks and near misses at DCA:

Chilling history of near misses at DC airport where Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines plane

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-02-05 13:17|| 2025-02-05 13:17|| Front Page Top

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