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A US Army helicopter, reportedly a UH-60 Black Hawk, landed hard on the Breton Bay Golf Course in Leonardtown, Maryland, at 1:50 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
US Army helicopter crashes near DC
http://www.businessinsider.com/army-helicopter-crash-fort-belvoir-2017-4
The helicopter was based at Fort Belvoir, an Army facility in Northern Virginia home to the 12th Aviation Battalion, which has more than a dozen Black Hawks, according to NBC Washington.
The incident took place in St. Mary's County, 61 miles southeast of Washington, DC.
The helicopter went down with three crew members on board, one of whom was medically evacuated from the scene.
Maryland State Police were reportedly on the scene aiding the medical evacuation.
Maryland State Police Sgt. Davaughn Parker told The Washington Post that two state police medical evacuation helicopters were assisting the response.
The helicopter came down near the course's third hole, said Kevin Bowman, who told WJLA Washington he was in the pro shop when the landing occurred.
"He was kind of flying sideways pretty low and then as we got out on the deck watching it, he kind of got treetop level and then all of a sudden you saw the tail spin up and then just start spinning around, and we heard him go down," Mike Harvey, a PGA golf professional at the golf course, told WBAL radio.
Harvey said Navy and Marine Corps aircraft were a regular sight, but Army aircraft like the Black Hawk were less common.
"You could just hear the rotors hitting trees," Harvey said of the landing. "There was no explosion or anything."
Initial reports indicated that one of the crew members had died, but military officials denied that, according to Hope Hodge Seck of Military.com. The 12th Aviation Battalion supports senior leaders from the Army and the Defense Department.
The conditions of the three people involved in the crash were not immediately clear.
Military helicopter crashes in southern Maryland
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/17/military-helicopter-crashes-in-southern-maryland/
Maryland State Police spokesman Sgt. Davaughn Parker said a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Leonardtown on Monday afternoon. He says state police have sent two medevac helicopters to the scene to assist.
Kevin Bowen, who works in the pro shop of the Breton Bay Golf and Country Club in Leonardtown, says he saw the helicopter “flying kind of low” and then “saw it spinning” before it went down between the third and fourth holes of the golf course.
(Going back 12 days ago to 5 Apr, 2017 )
F-16 jet crashes outside Washington, DC
https://www.rt.com/usa/383591-military-f-16-maryland-crash/
A F-16 fighter jet has crashed two miles south of Joint Base Andrews, just outside Washington, DC. At least one person ejected from the plane and has been located by rescue crews.
The pilot ejected safely and was recovered by a military rescue helicopter, Air Force officials told AP.
US Army helicopter crashes near DC
http://www.businessinsider.com/army-helicopter-crash-fort-belvoir-2017-4
The helicopter was based at Fort Belvoir, an Army facility in Northern Virginia home to the 12th Aviation Battalion, which has more than a dozen Black Hawks, according to NBC Washington.
The incident took place in St. Mary's County, 61 miles southeast of Washington, DC.
The helicopter went down with three crew members on board, one of whom was medically evacuated from the scene.
Maryland State Police were reportedly on the scene aiding the medical evacuation.
Maryland State Police Sgt. Davaughn Parker told The Washington Post that two state police medical evacuation helicopters were assisting the response.
The helicopter came down near the course's third hole, said Kevin Bowman, who told WJLA Washington he was in the pro shop when the landing occurred.
"He was kind of flying sideways pretty low and then as we got out on the deck watching it, he kind of got treetop level and then all of a sudden you saw the tail spin up and then just start spinning around, and we heard him go down," Mike Harvey, a PGA golf professional at the golf course, told WBAL radio.
Harvey said Navy and Marine Corps aircraft were a regular sight, but Army aircraft like the Black Hawk were less common.
"You could just hear the rotors hitting trees," Harvey said of the landing. "There was no explosion or anything."
Initial reports indicated that one of the crew members had died, but military officials denied that, according to Hope Hodge Seck of Military.com. The 12th Aviation Battalion supports senior leaders from the Army and the Defense Department.
The conditions of the three people involved in the crash were not immediately clear.
Military helicopter crashes in southern Maryland
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/17/military-helicopter-crashes-in-southern-maryland/
Maryland State Police spokesman Sgt. Davaughn Parker said a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Leonardtown on Monday afternoon. He says state police have sent two medevac helicopters to the scene to assist.
Kevin Bowen, who works in the pro shop of the Breton Bay Golf and Country Club in Leonardtown, says he saw the helicopter “flying kind of low” and then “saw it spinning” before it went down between the third and fourth holes of the golf course.
(Going back 12 days ago to 5 Apr, 2017 )
F-16 jet crashes outside Washington, DC
https://www.rt.com/usa/383591-military-f-16-maryland-crash/
A F-16 fighter jet has crashed two miles south of Joint Base Andrews, just outside Washington, DC. At least one person ejected from the plane and has been located by rescue crews.
The pilot ejected safely and was recovered by a military rescue helicopter, Air Force officials told AP.
