US EditionWhat we know about Washington DC air crash victims
- A midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a military helicopter resulted in the deaths of 67 individuals on January 29, with no survivors reported.
- Among the victims were 14 members of the figure skating community, including two teenage skaters and their mothers, as confirmed by Doug Zeghibe.
- The Chinese Embassy stated that two Chinese nationals were also believed to be among the deceased in the crash.
- The Loudoun County Public Schools reported that some victims were former students, deeply affecting the local community, according to Superintendent Aaron Spence.
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What We Know So Far About Midair Crash Victims
Military personnel, figure skaters, and plumbers were among the 67 people who died in the midair collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter on Jan. 29. Officials announced their shift from a rescue to a body recovery effort within hours of the crash and said there were no survivors. American Airlines flight 5342, direct from Wichita, Kansas, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, collided with an Army helicopter and crash…
The triple Axel, the Gospel verse, 11-year-old athletes: children and teenagers victims of the Washington crash
On board were the promises of American skating, young athletes who were growing up, who had achieved their first successes, their first important medals, the first triple Axels. Their hopes were sunk in the icy waters of the Potomac, in Washington, on the night of January 29, when at 21 the flight departing from Wichita, Kansas and operated by American Airlines, crashed into an army blackhawk. On board were Russian skaters Evgenia Shishkova and …
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