DC plane crash recalls similar event in 1982

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Douglas Chevalier/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday night before both aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River.

DC plane crash: A timeline of the deadly collision

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Win Mcnamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dozens of people are presumed dead after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday night. The Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet