Pilots have reported repeated close calls similar to fatal collision near DC airport

Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

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An Associated Press review of a federal database that catalogs such concerns found scores of reports of near-misses and warnings about congested skies over the nation's capital, with pilots repeatedly complaining about military helicopters getting too close to passenger jets.
The Independent
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Air traffic control (ATC) operators were directing the doomed Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60 helicopter - marked as a PAT 25 - to pass behind the plane just seconds before the deadly crash occurred.
Daily Mail
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Airline pilots flying into Washington, D.C., have reported nearly a dozen near misses over the years that were scarily similar to this week's midair collision that killed 67 people.
The Gazette
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Chilling air traffic control (ATC) audio has been released, revealing the reaction of staff as an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter, killing everyone involved.
Daily Express

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