The aviation disaster near Washington DC has brought up memories of another crash into the Potomac ... which split the passenger plane in two and sent the chopper to the bottom of the river.

sparks shooting from the head of the plane down to the tail. I saw that for about two seconds,” he said. At least 18 bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River by emergency services ...

At least 18 bodies were pulled from the Potomac River ... American Airlines plane split in half. In fact, the aircraft is now seven feet under water in the Potomac River. Rescue efforts are ...

Officials say the conditions of the Potomac River complicated recovery efforts of the bodies of those killed on Wednesday in a midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita ...

As recovery efforts on the Potomac River continue after a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines plane on Wednesday night, a Virginia rescue diver and firefighter ...

Eleven of the victims were removed on Saturday as search crews continued to comb through the wreckage along the Potomac River ... believe there are more in a tail section of the fuselage currently ...

Officials in Washington, D.C., identified 55 bodies pulled from the Potomac River during a strenuous multi-day recovery operation following the midair collision between a commercial plane and a ...

Daniel Izzo, a retired Navy SEAL master chief, has conducted water rescues after plane crashes and says winter conditions in the Potomac River make the situation even more dangerous. "It always seems ...

Authorities said Thursday that the crash shattered the regional commuter airplane into pieces as it and the military helicopter plummeted into the icy Potomac River, killing everyone aboard both ...

Aircraft wreckage could be seen while recovery efforts were underway in the Potomac River on Thursday near Reagan National Airport following the crash of American Airlines plane and a military ...

sending both aircraft plunging into the frigid waters of the Potomac River, which was estimated to be about 35 degrees. At a news conference Thursday morning, officials said there are not believed ...

Warning: Viewer discretion is advised. Video above shows plane collide with helicopter over Potomac River.All takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington have been halted.Rescue teams ...