The U.S. Coast Guard released images taken Thursday of the wreckage of the helicopter and plane that collided. The photos from the Potomac River show parts of the aircraft sticking out of the water with parked planes visible on land in the background.

The soldiers on the helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet on Wednesday night were from the 12th Combat Aviation Battalion based in Virginia.

This post was updated with additional information from the Navy. Search efforts continue in the Potomac River after an American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew on board collided in midair with an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers near Reagan National Airport outside Washington,

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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Pilots rely on many safety systems when flying into the busy airspace over the capital on the approach to Reagan National Airport.

American Airlines flight 5342 was hit by a Black Hawk helicopter as it was inbound to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at around 9pm on Wednesday night

An American Airlines jet from Wichita with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompt

The U.S. Coast Guard released images taken Thursday of the wreckage of the helicopter and plane that collided. The photos from the Potomac River show parts of the aircraft sticking out of the water with parked planes visible on land in the background.

The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.