Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
The 1982 crash happened moments after takeoff in icy conditions in roughly the same place as Wednesday's collision between a jet and Army helicopter.
DC plane clash: How Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac in 1982
The recent crash and rescue on the icy river between DC and Virginia sparks memories of Air Florida's 1982 disaster.
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‘Risking lives to save others’: Ex-pilot recalls 1982 rescue of Air Florida Flight 90 passengers
Donald Usher knows the race to rescue well. In January 1982, Usher was piloting a park police helicopter on a frigid day when Air Florida Flight 90, bound for Fort Lauderdale, crashed into the ...
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Read full article: ‘Risking lives to save others’: Pilot recalls 1982 rescue of Air Florida Flight 90 Donald Usher, a former helicopter pilot who helped rescue survivors from the 1982 Air ...
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Air Florida Flight 90: 43 years ago, another airline crash in the Potomac. What to know.
Air Florida Flight 90 was scheduled to depart from Washington ... In case you missed it:Ormond Beach man was pilot in American Airlines plane crash, reports show A passenger, Arland D.
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DC plane clash: How Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac in 1982
This incident marks a tragic event in the same vicinity where, in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the river ... which made it lose control. As the pilots tried to maneuver the plane ...