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This video includes audio of DCA Ground Control, DCA Main Air Traffic Control Tower, and commercial pilots to the crash of AAL5342 with a military helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at DCA. Prayers for all involved and the victims.

Jess Fields

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M1 year ago

Thank you for sharing this Jess @ellis_family1st

Jess Fields1 year ago

@ellis_family1st Welcome. Horrible tragedy.

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Moral Blindness1 year ago

@Pick6565 It's really sad, I hope that by miracle there will be some survivors 🙏🙏🙏

TexanDogDad1 year ago

Such a tragedy.... and it's already seeming like it could be avoided, now is to figure out why....

Jess Fields1 year ago

Yes. It should not have happened at all.

NavHazard881 year ago

@adamcurry 👀👀

Dina1 year ago

Thats it? Where's the before context?

Jess Fields1 year ago

The audio was unclear of the comms with blackhawk when I was pulling this. Others confirmed the audio but I did not want to pull something and report it totally inaccurately.

water.1 year ago

@hartgoat Huh. Runway 33 you say? Huh.

BTM1 year ago

May god rest their souls

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