The DC-8: The 1st Douglas Jetpowered Passenger Plane
In October 1955, Pan American favored the Douglas, ordering 25 DC-8s while ordering 20 Boeing 707s. The same year, United Airlines UA President Pat Patterson announced an order for 30 DC-8As for $175 ...
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67 Souls: Tragedy Above the Potomac | A look back at the DCA midair collision
WASHINGTON (7News) — A tragedy — on Jan. 29, 2025 when an American Airlines flight and an Army Blackhawk helicopter collided midair over the Potomac River — taking 67 souls with it.
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What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter
On Jan. 29, an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided as the plane prepared to land at Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. Both plunged into the Potomac ...
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Texas man arrested by FBI, charged with assault on American Airlines flight to DC
According to an American Airlines spokesperson ... the plane departed Wichita at 5:10 p.m. and landed in D.C. at 8:54 p.m. According to a court affidavit obtained by CBS News and ABC News ...