What we know after American Airlines plane crashes with Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C.
Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.
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Officials believe there are no known survivors of aircraft collision near Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Chief John Donnelly told reporters in a news briefing Thursday morning that 27 bodies had been recovered from the plane and one from the helicopter.
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