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.
Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was on 'standard flight pattern' before crash in DC
Military spokesman Ron McLendon II said the Army is joining an investigation into the crash headed by the National Transportation Security Board.
DC crash map: Paths of American Airlines Flight 5342, UH-60 Black Hawk
The helicopter was a UH-60 Black Hawk based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia flying south over the Potomac River as the American Airlines flight was flying north. A few minutes before
DC plane crash disaster: Crew chief of doomed Army Black Hawk leaves behind wife and young child
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls the deadly aircraft collision involving a Black Hawk and a civilian airliner "a tragedy" in a statement obtained exclusively by Fox News.
Crew Chief of Army Black Hawk that collided with American Airlines jet killing 67 is identified
Ryan O’Hara, a father-of-one, was one of the three soldiers aboard the military helicopter, according to reports
Gwinnett County high school grad identified as crew chief on Blackhawk helicopter that crashed in DC
Ryan O’Hara, the crew chief on the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter involved in the crash at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C., was part of the 2014 class of Parkview Marine Corps JROTC at Parkview High School in Lilburn.
What to know about the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk — a global workhorse
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.
What is a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk?
A Black Hawk helicopter can transport up to "12 fully equipped, seated troops in combat," according to Lockheed Martin, the weapons company that builds the helicopter. There are about 5,000 of these ...
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UH-60A/L Black Hawk Helicopter
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is the U.S. Army’s primary medium-lift utility transport and air assault aircraft. It is a twin-engined medium-lift utility helicopter. It is equipped with a ...
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How US soldiers tear Black Hawk helicopters apart and put them back together to keep them flying
Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo – Across the US military last year, there were 18 known crashes involving UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters. That makes routine maintenance and inspection a vital part of ...
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New operating system could let US Army Black Hawk helicopters be piloted with basic training
The venerable UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, first used by the US Army in 1979, is set to receive upgrades that will allow it to take off with the touch of a button – and potentially even without ...